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VOCABULARY

prosperus, -a, -um, adj., favourable, fortunate.

prospicio, -ere, -spexi, -spectum, v. a. and n., see in front, descry; look forth.

prōsum, prōdesse, prōfui, no sup.,v. n., with dat., profit, help.

protervus, -a, -um, adj., forward, pert.

prōvincia, -ae, f., province.

prōvoco, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., challenge.

proximus, -a, -um, adj., superl., nearest, next.

prūdens, -tis, adj., wise, prudent.

prūnus, -i, f., plum-tree.

publico, -āre, -āvi, -ātum,v. a., confiscate, publish.

publicus, -a, -um, adj., public.

pudīcus, -a, -um, adj., modest, virtuous.

puella, -ae, f., girl.

puer, -i, m., boy.

puerulus, -i, m. dim., little boy.

pugna, -ae, f., battle.

pulcher, -chra, -chrum, adj., beautiful.

pulpitum, -i, n., platform.

pulverulentus, -a, -um, adj., dusty.

pulvīnus, -i, m., cushion.

pulvis, -eris, m., dust.

punctum, -i, n., point, vote.

pūnio, -īre, -īvi or -ii, -itum, v. a., punish.

purgo, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., purge, cleanse.

purpura, -ae, f., purple dye.

purpureus, -a, um, adj., purple, crimson.

puter, -tris, -tre, adj., rotten.

puto, -āre, -āvi, -ātum, v. a., think.


quadrans, -tis, m., a quarter of an as, halfpenny.

quadrātus, -a, -um, adj., square.

quadrīga, -ae, f., four-horse team, chariot (also in plur.).

quadrīgārius, -ii, m., charioteer.

quadringenti, -ae, -a, num. adj., four hundred.

quaero, -ere, quaesīvi or -ii, -sītum, v. a., seek.

quaeso, -ere, -īvi or -ii, -itum, v. a., beg, seek.

quam, adv., how; with comp., than.

quamdiū, adv., how long? as long as.

quamobrem, adv., why? wherefore?

quamvīs, conj., although; adv., however.

quando, adv., when? at any time.

quanquam, conj., although.

quantopere, adv., how greatly, as greatly as.

quantulus, -a, -um, adj. dim., how small.

quantus, a, -um, adj., how great, how much, as great as, as much as.

quārē, adv., why? wherefore ?

quartus, -a, -um, adj., fourth.

quasi, conj., as if.

quater, num. adv., four times.

quatio, -ere, no perf., quassum, v. a., shake, break.

quattuor, num. adj., indecl., four.

quemadmodum, adv. and conj., how, as.

queror, -i, questus sum, v. dep. n., complain.

qui, adv., how?

qui, quae, quod, rel. pron., who, which; interrog. adj., what? which?

quia, conj., because.