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VOCABULARY

mando, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., entrust, set (a task).

māne, adv., in the morning, early.

maneo, -ēre, -sī, -sum, v. a. and n., await, remain.

mānes, -ium, m. plur., departed spirits.

manicae, -ārum, f. plur., sleeves.

manipulus, -i, m., company.

mantēle, -i, n., towel.

manus, -ūs, f., hand, stake (in a game), band.

mappa, -ae, f., napkin.

mare, -is, n., sea.

maritimus, -a, -um, adj., of the sea, maritime.

marmoreus, -a, -um, adj., of marble.

Martius, -a, -um, adj., of Mars, of March.

māter, -ris, f., mother.

mātercula, -ae, f. dim., little mother, dear mother.

māteriēs, -ēi, f., material.

māternus, -a, -um, adj., of a mother.

mātūrus, -a, -um, adj., early.

Maurētānia, -ae, f., Mauritania, a province of Africa.

mediocris, -e, adj., moderate.

meditor, -āri, -ātus sum, v. a., practise.

medius, -a, -um, adj., middle, in the middle.

medius Fidius, interj., so help me heaven! (lit. may the god of good faith [help] me).

mēhercle, interj., by Hercules!

melimēla, -ōrum, n. plur., sweet apples.

mellītus, -a, -um, adj., honeyed, sweet.

membrum, -i, n., limb.

memini, perf., no pres., v.a. or n., with gen., remember.

memoria, -ae, f., memory.

mendīcus, -i, m., beggar.

mens, -tis, f., mind.

mensa, -ae, f., table.

mensis, -is, m., month.

mercātor, -ōris, m., shopkeeper.

mercātūra, -ae, f., commerce, trade.

merces, -ēdis, f., fee, reward.

mereor, -ēri, mēritus sum, v. dep. a., earn, deserve.

merus, -a, -um, adj., unmixed; (of wine) neat.

merx, -cis, f., goods, merchandise.

mēta, -ae, f., goal.

metallum, -i, n., metal.

meto, -ere, messui, messum, v. a. and n., reap.

meus, -a, -um, adj., my, mine.

mīles, -itis, m., soldier.

miliārium, -ii, n., milestone.

mille, num. adj, indecl. (plur. milia), a thousand; m. passuum, a mile.

minae, -ārum, f. plur., threats.

minimē, superl. adv., least, by no means, no.

minor, -āri, -ātus sum, v. dep. a., threaten (a thing to a person).

mīrābilis, -e, adj., wonderful.

mīrāculum, -i, n., marvel.

mīrificus, -a, -um, adj., wonder-working, wonderful.

mīror, -āri, -ātus sum, v. dep. a. and n., admire, wonder.

mīrus, -a, -um, adj., wonderful.

misceo, -ēre, miscui, mixtum, v. a., mix.

miser, -era, -erum, adj., wretched.

missus, -ūs, m., heat (of a race).

mitigo, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., soften, appease.