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VOCABULARY

nempe, adv., surely.

nemus, nemoris, n., wood.

neque (nec), conj., neither.

nēquīquam, adv., in vain.

nescio, -īre, -īvi or -ii, -ītum, v. a., am ignorant of, know not.

neuter, -tra, -trum, adj., neither.

nēve (neu), conj., nor, and … not (in prohibitions).

nicto, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. n., blink.

niger, -ra, -rum, adj., black.

nihil, -i, n., nothing.

nimis, nimium, advs., too much.

nisi, conj., unless.

niteo, -ēre, -ui, no sup., v. n., shine.

nītor, -i, nīsus or nixus sum, v. dep. n., lean, strive.

nivālis, -e, adj., snowy.

nōbilis, -e, adj., noble.

noctua, -ae, f., night owl.

nōlo, nolle, nōlui, no sup., v. n., am unwilling.

nōmen, -inis, n., name.

nōmino, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., mention.

nōn, adv., not.

nondum, adv., not yet.

nonne, interrog. particle, is it not?

nonnihil, n., something, somewhat.

nonnumquam, adv., sometimes.

nosco, -ere, nōvi, nōtum, v. a., know.

noster, -ra, -rum, adj., our.

nostras, -ātis, adj., of our country.

noto, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., mark, brand.

novus, -a, -um, adj., new.

nox, noctis, f., night.

nucleus, -i, m., kernel.

nūdus, -a, -um, adj., naked.

nūgātōrius, -a, -um, adj., trifling.

nūgō, -ōnis, m., trifler, buffoon.

nullus, -a, -um, adj., no, none.

num, interrog. particle, surely not?

numero, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., number, pay.

numerus, -i, m., number.

nummus, -i, m., a sesterce, coin worth 2½ asses or 4½d.

nunc, adv., now.

nunquam, adv., never.

nuntio, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., announce.

nuntius, -ii, m., news.

nūper, adv., lately, just now.

nusquam, adv., nowhere.

nūtrio, -īre, -īvi or -ii, -itum, v. a., nourish, nurse.

nūtrix, -īcis, f., nurse.

nux, nucis, f., nut.

nympha, -ae, f., nymph, maiden.


oboediens, -ntis, partic. oboedio, obedient.

obeo, -īre, -ivi or -ii, itum, v. a., meet, discharge (a duty).

obicio, -ere, -iēci, -iectum, v. a., put in the way of (with dat.).

obligo, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., bind up.

oblīviscor, -i, oblītus sum,v. dep. a. or n., with gen., forget.

obmūtesco, -ere, obmūtui, no sup., v. incep. n., become dumb.

observo, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., heed, respect.

obsto, -āre, -stiti, -stātum, v. n., with dat., hinder, oppose.

obstrepo, -ere, -ui, -itum, v. n., with dat., shout against.