Selections from Viri Romae

Part 31

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#re--reprehendô, ere, î, hênsus#, _to hold back, check_; _blame, criticise, reprove_.

#premô, ere, pressî, pressus#, _to press_; _press hard, crush_.

#con--comprimô, ere, pressî, pressus#, _to restrain, check, crush_.

#ex--exprimô, ere, pressî, pressus#, _to press_ or _force out_; _utter, express_.

#ob--opprimô, ere, pressî, pressus#, _to crush utterly, overpower, overwhelm, master_.

#re--reprimô, ere, pressî, pressus#, _to press_ or _keep back, check, restrain_.

#pretiôsus# [#pretium#], adj., _of great value, costly, precious_.

#pretium, î#, n., _money value, price_; _money_; _recompense, reward_; #operae pretium est#, _it is worth while_.

#prex, precis#, f., _a prayer, entreaty_ (chiefly in pl.).

#prîdem#, adv., _long since, long ago_.

#prîdiê# [#pri(or)# + #diê#], adv., _the day before_.

#prîmô#, see #prior#.

#prîmôrês, um# [#prîmus#], pl. m., _first men, chiefs, nobles_.

#prîmum#, see #prior#.

#prîmus#, see #prior#.

#prînceps, ipis# [#prîmus# + #capiô#], adj., _first, foremost_. As noun, m., _leading man, chief, leader_.

#prîncipium, î# [#prînceps#], n., _beginning_.

#prior, us#, gen. #priôris#, comp. adj., _foremost, first, prior_; sup. #prîmus#, _first, foremost_; #prîmô, prîmum#, _at first, first_.

#Prîscus, î#, m., cognomen of _Tarquinius Prîscus_, the fifth king of Rome.

#prius# [neuter of #prior#], adv., _before, sooner, previously, first of all_.

#priusquam# or #prius . . . quam# [#prius# + #quam#], conj., _earlier than, before_.

#prîvâtim# [#prîvâtus#], adv., _individually_; _by one's self, privately_.

#prîvâtus# [#prîvô#], adj., _personal, private, individual_. As noun, #prîvâtus, î#, m., _a man in private life, a private citizen_.

#prîvô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to bereave, deprive, rob_.

#prô#, prep. with abl., _in front of, before_; _in behalf of, for_; _instead of_; _in comparison with, in accordance with_; in composition, _forth, for_.

#prô#, interj., _O! ah! alas! Heavens!_

#proavus, î# [#prô# + #avus#], m., _great-grandfather_.

#probô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#probus#, _good_], _to test_ (and find good), _approve, commend_; _show, prove_.

#ad--approbô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to approve fully, favor_; _show, demonstrate_.

#con--comprobô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to approve, sanction_; _confirm_.

#Proca, ae#, m., a king of Alba Longa, father of Numitor and Amulius.

#prôcêdô#, see #cêdô#.

#procella, ae#, f., _a strong wind_; _storm_.

#prôcêritâs, âtis# [#prôcêrus#, _tall_], f., _height, tallness_.

#prôclâmô#, see #clâmô#.

#prôcônsul, is# [#prô#, _in place of_ + #cônsul#], m., _a proconsul, governor of a province_. See #cônsul# (end).

#procul#, adv., _in the distance, afar_; with abl., _far from_.

#Proculus, î#, m., a Roman senator who claimed that Romulus appeared to him after his death.

#prôcumbô#, see #*cumbô#.

#prôcûrô#, see #cûrô#.

#prôdigium, î#, n., _an omen, portent_; _strange being, prodigy, monster_.

#prôditiô, ônis# [#prôdô#], f., _treason_.

#prôditor, ôris# [#prôdô#], m., _a traitor_.

#prôdô#, see #dô#.

#proelior, ârî, âtus sum# [#proelium#], _to fight, wage war_.

#proelium, î#, n., _a battle, combat_.

#profectô# [#prô# + #factum#], adv., _indeed, in truth, certainly, to be sure_.

#prôferô#, see #ferô#.

#proficîscor, î, profectus sum#, _to set out, proceed_; _depart_.

#profiteor#, see #fateor#.

#prôflîgô#, see #*flîgô#.

#profugiô#, see #fugiô#.

#profugus, î# [#profugiô#], m., _a fugitive, exile_.

#profundô#, see #fundô#.

#profûsus# [orig. part. of #profundô#], adj., _lavish, extravagant, profuse_.

#prôgredior#, see #gradior#.

#prohibeô#, see #habeô#.

#prôiciô#, see #iaciô#.

#proinde# [#prô# + #inde#], adv., _hence, therefore_.

#prôlâbor#, see #lâbor#.

#prômineô, êre, uî, --#, _to project, extend, lean out_.

#prômissus# [orig. part. of #prômittô#], adj., _hanging down, long, flowing_.

#prômissum, î# [#prômittô#], n., _a promise_.

#prômittô#, see #mittô#.

#prômoveô#, see #moveô#.

#prômptê# [#prômptus#], adv., _quickly, readily_.

#prômptus# [#prômô#, _to put forth_], adj., _visible, at hand_; _ready, alert, prompt_.

#pronepôs, ôtis# [#prô# + #nepôs#], m., _great-grandson_.

#prônûntiô#, see #nûntiô#.

#propâgô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to propagate, increase, prolong_.

#prope#, adv., _near by_; _nearly, almost_ (esp. with numbers): comp. #propius#; sup. #proximê#, _nearest, next_.

#prôpellô#, see #pellô#.

#properô, âre, âvî, âtum# [#properus#, _quick_], _to speed, hasten_.

#propinquus# [#prope#], adj., _neighboring, near_; as noun, _a relative_.

#propior# [#prope#], comp. adj., _nearer_; sup. #proximus#, _nearest, next_; _latest, last_; _next, following_; #in proximô#, _near by_. As noun, #proximî, ôrum#, pl. m., _bystanders_.

#prôpônô#, see #pônô#.

#prôpositum, î# [#prôpônô#], n., _plan, purpose_.

#propriê# [#proprius#], adv., _peculiarly, especially_.

#proprius#, adj., _own, one's own_; with gen. or dat., _peculiar to, characteristic of_.

#propter#, prep. with acc., _on account of_.

#prôripiô#, see #rapiô#.

#prôrogô#, see #rogô#.

#prôscrîbô#, see #scrîbô#.

#prôscrîptiô, ônis# [#prôscrîbô#], f., _a notice of sale_; _proscription, confiscation_.

#prôsequor#, see #sequor#.

#prôsiliô#, see #saliô#.

#prôspectus, ûs# [#prôspiciô#, _to look forward_], m., _view, prospect_.

#prôsperê# [#prôsperus#], adv., _propitiously, successfully_.

#prôsperus# [#prô# + #spês#], adj., _according to one's hopes, favorable_.

#prôsternô#, see #sternô#.

#prôsum#, see #sum#.

#prôtendô#, see #tendô#.

#prôtinus#, adv., _right on, continuously_; _at once, immediately_.

#prôvehô#, see #vehô#.

#prôvincia, ae#, f., _a province_ (i.e. a territory outside of Italy under Roman government); _sphere of operations_.

#prôvocô#, see #vocô#.

#proximê#, see #prope#.

#proximus#, see #propior#.

#prûdêns, entis# [orig. #prôvidêns#, part. of #prôvideô#, _to see ahead_], adj., _fore-seeing, skillful, clever, prudent_.

#prûdentia, ae# [#prûdêns#], f., _foresight, practical wisdom, good sense_.

#psittacus, î#, m., _a parrot_.

#Ptolemaeus, î#, m., a name borne by the kings of Egypt after the time of Alexander the Great.

#pûblicê# [#pûblicus#], adv., _in the name of_ (by order of) _the state, publicly, officially_.

#pûblicô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#pûblicus#], _to open to the public, make public_.

#pûblicus# [orig. #populicus#: cf. #populus#], adj., _belonging to the people_ (state), _public_; _official_. As noun, #pûblicum, î#, n., _the state treasury_.

#Pûblius, î#, m., a Roman praenomen.

#pudor, ôris#, m., _modesty, shame, hesitancy_.

#puella, ae# [dim. of #puer#], f., _a girl_.

#puer, puerî#, m., _a child_; _boy_; _slave_.

#puerîlis, e# [#puer#], adj., _boyish, youthful_.

#pueritia, ae# [#puer#], f., _childhood_; _boyhood, youth_ (extending usually to the 17th year).

#pugiô, ônis#, m., _a dagger, dirk_.

#pûgna, ae#, f., _a combat, fight, battle_.

#pûgnâx, âcis# [#pûgna#], adj., _fond of fighting, combative_.

#pûgnô, âre, âvî, âtum#, _to fight_; _oppose, resist_.

#ex--expûgnô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to take by storm, capture_; _overpower, prevail upon_.

#in--impûgnô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to fight against, oppose, attack_.

#ob--oppûgnô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to fight against, assault, besiege_.

#re--repûgnô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to fight back, oppose, resist_.

#pulcher, chra, chrum#, adj., _beautiful_; _excellent, illustrious_.

#Pulcher, chrî#, m., _P. Claudius_, a son of A. Claudius Caecus, consul 249 B.C.

#pullârius, î# [#pullus#], m., _keeper of the sacred chickens_.

#pullus, î#, m., _a young animal_; _chicken_.

#pulvis, eris#, m., _dust_.

#pungô, ere, pupugî, punctus#, _to strike, prick, puncture_; _sting, torment_.

#Pûnicus#, adj., _Phoenician, Punic_; _Carthaginian_ (see #Carthâgô#).

#pûniô, îre, îvî, îtus# [#poena#], _to punish_.

#pûrgô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#pûrus#, _clean_ + #agô#], _to make clean_; _clear away, excuse_.

#putô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to cleanse_ (vines by cutting); _consider, think, suppose_.

#am--amputô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to cut all round, cut away, lop off_.

#con--computô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to sum up, reckon, compute_.

#dis--disputô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to weigh, examine_; _discuss_; _argue_.

#re--reputô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to think over, reflect on, reflect_.

#Py:rênaeus, î# (sc. #môns#), m., _the Pyrenees_.

#Pyrrhus, î#, m., a king of Epirus, who allied himself with Tarentum, and invaded Italy, 280-275 B.C.

#Q#

#Q.#, abbreviation of the name #Quîntus#.

#quadrâgêsimus# [#quadrâgintâ#], num. adj., _fortieth_.

#quadrâgintâ#, indecl. num. adj., _forty_.

#quadrîgae, ârum#, pl. f., a _four-horse team_.

#quadringentî, ae, a# [#quattuor# + #centum#], num. adj., _four hundred_.

#quaerô, ere, quaesîvî, quaesîtus#, _to seek_; _ask_; _get, gain_.

#ad--adquîrô, ere, quîsîvî, quîsîtus#, _to acquire, get, gain_.

#con--conquîrô, ere, quîsîvî, quîsîtus#, _to seek_ or _search fo_; _hunt up_.

#re--requîrô, ere, quîsîvî (iî), quîsîtus#, _to seek_ or _search for_.

#quaesô, ere, îvî, --#, _to seek_; _beg, pray_.

#quaestor, ôris# [orig. #quaesîtor#; cf. #quaerô, quaesô#], m., _quaestor, quartermaster_, a name given to certain magistrates who had the care of public monies and military supplies, both at Rome and in the provinces.

#quaestûra, ae# [#quaestor#], f., _the quaestorship_.

#quâlis, e#, adj., (1) interrog., _of what kind? what sort of?_ (2) rel., _of such a kind, such as, as_.

#quâliscumque, quâlecumque#, adj., _of whatsoever kind, of any kind_.

#quam# [(1) #quis#], adv., _how, how much_; after a comp., _than_; with a sup., _as possible_; #quam prîmum#, _as soon as possible_; #quamdiû#, _as long as_; #tam . . . quam#, _as . . . so, not only . . . but also_.

#quamquam#, conj., _although, even if_.

#quamvîs# [#quam# + #vîs#, from #volô#], adv. and conj., _howevermuch, although_.

#quandôquidem# [#quandô#, _since_ + #quidem#], conj., _since indeed_.

#quantus# [#quam#], adj., (1) interr., _how great? how much?_ (2) rel., correl. to #tantus#, _as great as, as_.

#quantum#, adv., _how much? how far?_

#quâpropter# [(1) #quis# + #propter#], adv.; (1) interr., _why? wherefore?_ (2) rel., _for which reason, wherefore_.

#quâre# [#quâ# + #rê#], adv., (1) interr., _why?_ (2) rel., _for which reason, wherefore, therefore_.

#quârtâna, ae# [#quârtus#], f. (sc. #febris#, _fever_), a fever or ague recurring every fourth day.

#quârtus# [#quattuor#], num. adj., _fourth_.

#quasî#, adv. and conj., _as if, just as if, as though, ostensibly_; _on the ground that_.

#quater#, adv., _four times_.

#quatiô, ere, --, quassus#, _to shake, strike_.

#dê--dêcutiô, ere, cussî, cussus#, _to shake off_ or _down, strike off_.

#ex--excutiô, ere, cussî, cussus#, _to shake off, fling off_.

#per--percutiô, ere, cussî, cussus#, _to strike through, pierce_; _smite, strike_; _kill, slay_; _overwhelm, shock_.

#quattuor#, indecl. num. adj., _four_.

#que#, conj., enclitic, _and, and yet, but_.

#queror, î, questus sum#, _to complain_.

#con--conqueror, î, questus sum#, _to complain bitterly, lament, deplore_.

#questus, ûs# [#queror#], m., _complaint, lament_.

(1) #quî, quae, quod#, interr. pron., used adjectively, _which? what? what kind of?_ See (1) #quis#.

(2) #quî, quae, quod#, rel. pron., _who, which, what, that_; _whoever, whatever_.

(3) #quî, quae#, or #qua, quod#, indef. pron., used adjectively, _any, some_.

(4) #quî# [old abl. of (1) #quî#], adv., _how?_

#quia#, conj., _because, since_.

#quîcumque, quaecumque, quodcumque#, indef. rel. pron., _whoever, whichever, whatever_.

#quîdam, quaedam, quiddam#, and as adj., #quoddam#, indef. pron., _a certain one, somebody_; _a certain_.

#quidem#, adv., _indeed, in fact, to be sure_; #nê . . . quidem#, _not even, not at all_.

#quiês, êtis#, f., _rest, sleep, quiet, respite_.

#quiêtus# [orig. part, of #quiêscô#, _to be at rest_], _quiet, peaceful_.

#quîn# [(4) #quî# + #nê#], conj., _how not? why not_; _that, that not, but that_; #quîn et# or #etiam#, _nay more_.

#Quîntilius, î#, m., gentile name of _P. Quîntilius Vârus_, an officer of Augustus, who sustained a severe defeat at the hands of the Germans, B.C. 9.

#Quîntîlis, is# [#Quîntus#], m. (sc. #mênsis#), _July_, the fifth month (counting from March. See #December#).

#quîndecemvir, î# [#quîndecem#, _fifteen_ + #vir#], m., _a member of a board of fifteen men_.

#quîngentî, ae, a# [#quînque# + #centum#], num. adj., _five hundred_.

#quînquâgintâ#, indecl. num. adj., _fifty_.

#quînque#, indecl. num. adj., _five_.

#quînquennium, î# [#quînque# + #annus#], n., _a period of five years_.

#quînquiês# [#quînque#], adv., _five times_.

#quîntus# [#quînque#], num. adj., _fifth_.

#Quîntus, î#, m., a praenomen.

#quîppe#, adv., _indeed, as you see, surely_.

#Quirînâlis, is# (sc. #collis#), m., _the Quirinal_, one of the hills of Rome.

#Quirînus, î#, m., a name given to Romulus after his death and deification.

#Quirîtês, ium# [#Curês#], pl. m., orig. _the people of Cures_; later, the name used to denote the Romans in their civil capacity, hence: _citizens, Romans_. See #Rômânî#.

(1) #quis, quid#, interr. pron. used substantively, _who? which? what?_ See (1) #quî#.

(2) #quis, qua, quid#, indef. pron. used substantively, _some one, any one_; _something, anything_. See (3) #quî#.

#quisnam, quaenam, quidnam# [(1) #quis# + #nam#], interr. pron., _who_ or _what in the world? who? which? what?_

#quispiam, quaepiam, quodpiam# and #quidpiam#, indef. pron., _some, any, some one_.

#quisquam, quaequam, quicquam#, indef. pron., adj. or noun, _any one, anything, any_.

#quisque, quaeque, quidque# or #quodque#, indef. pron., noun or adj., _each, every, each one, every one_.

#quisquis, quicquid#, indef. pron., _whoever, whatever, every one who, everything which_.

#quô# [#quî#], adv. and conj. As adv., (1) interr., _whither_? (2) rel., _whither_; as conj., _in order that, that, that thereby_.

#quôcumque#, adv., _whithersoever_.

#quod#, conj., _because, that, in that_; _as to the fact that, so far as_; #quod sî#, _but if_.

#quômodo# [(1) #quî# + #modus#], adv., (1) interr., _how?_ (2) rel., _in the manner that, as_.

#quondam#, adv., _once, formerly_.

#quoniam# [#quom# (= #cum#, _since_) + #iam#], conj., _since, because, seeing that_.

#quoque#, conj., _also, too_ (placed after the word it emphasizes).

#quôrsum# or #quôrsus# [orig. #quôversus#; #quô# + #vertô#], adv., _whither?_

#quotannîs# [#quot# + #annus#], adv., _each year, yearly_.

#quoûsque# [#quô# + #ûsque#, _until_], adv., (1) interr., _until what time?_ (2) rel., _until_.

#R#

#radius, î#, m., _a staff, rod_; _beam, ray_.

#radîx, îcis#, f., _a root_; _foot, base_.

#rapîna, ae# [#rapiô#], f., _robbery, pillage_.

#rapiô, ere, rapuî, raptus#, _to seize_ and _carry off, drag off_; _plunder, destroy_; _hasten, hurry_.

#ab--abripiô, ere, uî, reptus#, _to take away forcibly, drag off_.

#ad--adripiô, ere, uî, reptus#, _to snatch quickly, seize_.

#con--corripiô, ere, uî, reptus#, _to seize, catch up_; #morbô corripî#, _to fall sick_.

#dis--dîripiô, ere, uî, reptus#, _to tear apart_; _ravage, plunder_.

#prae--praeripiô, ere, uî, reptus#, _to snatch away, carry off_ or _away_.

#prô--prôripiô, ere, uî, reptus#, _to fling forth_; with #sê#, _rush_.

#rârô# [#rârus#], adv., _seldom, rarely_.

#rârus#, adj., _thin_; _scattered, rare_.

#ratiô, ônis# [#reor#], f., _reckoning, calculation, account_; _method, plan_.

#ratis, is#, f., _a raft, boat, vessel_.

#re# or #red#, insep. prefix, _again, back_.

#rebellô#, see #bellô#.

#recêdô#, see #cêdô#.

#receptus, ûs# [#recipiô#], m., _a retreat_.

#recessus, ûs# [#recêdô#], m., _nook, corner_.

#recidô#, see #cadô#.

#reciperô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to regain, recover_.

#recipiô#, see #capiô#.

#reconciliô#, see #conciliô#.

#recreô#, see #creô#.

#rêctê# [#rêctus# (part. of #regô#), _straight, right_], adv., _rightly, duly, well_.

#recubô#, see #cubô#.

#recûsô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#re# + #causa#], _to decline, refuse_.

#reddô#, see #dô#.

#redeô#, see (1) #eô#.

#redigô#, see #agô#.

#redimô#, see #emô#.

#redintegrô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#red# + #integer#], _to make whole again, renew_.

#reditus, ûs# [#redeô#], m., _a going_ (or coming) _back, return_.

#redûcô#, see #dûcô#.

#refellô, ere, î, --# [#re# + #fallô#, _to deceive_], _to prove false, refute, disprove_.

#referô#, see #ferô#.

#refoveô#, see #foveô#.

#refringô#, see #frangô#.

#refugiô#, see #fugiô#.

#rêgâlis, e# [#rêx#], adj., _kinglike, royal_.

#rêgia, ae# [#rêgius#], f. (sc. #domus#), _a palace_.

#rêgîna, ae# [#rêx#], f., _a queen_.

#regiô, ônis# [#regô#], f., _district, region_.

#rêgius# [#rêx#], adj., _kingly, royal, king's_.

#rêgnô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#rêgnum#], _to be king_; _rule, govern_.

#rêgnum, î# [#rêx#], n., _kingly government, sovereignty, sway_; _a kingdom_.

#regô, ere, rêxî, rêctus#, _to keep straight, guide, conduct, rule_.

#con--corrigô, ere, rêxî, rêctus#, _to straighten, correct, improve_.

#dis--dîrigô, ere, rêxî, rêctus#, _to guide, steer, direct_.

#ex--êrigô, ere, rêxî, rêctus#, _to raise_ or _lift up_; _stir up, arouse_.

#per--pergô, ere, perrêxî, perrêctus#, _to go straight on, proceed, hasten_; with acc., _pursue with vigor, perform_; #partês pergere#, _to play the rôle_.

#por# (= #prô#)#--porrigô, ere, porrêxî, porrêctus#, _to spread_ or _stretch out_; _hold forth, offer, present_.

#regredior#, see #gradior#.

#Rêgulus, î#, m., _M. Atîlius_, consul in 256 B.C.; defeated in Africa and taken prisoner by the Carthaginians, 255.

#rêiciô#, see #iaciô#.

#relâbor#, see #lâbor#.

#relêgô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#re# + #lêgô#, _to send_], _to send out of the way, remove_.

#religiô, ônis#, f., _sense of duty_; _religion, devotion to the gods_; _scruple_.

#religiôsus# [#religiô#], adj., _careful, scrupulous_; _sacred, holy_.

#religô#, see #ligô#.

#relinquô, ere, lîquî, lîctus# [#re# + #linquô#, _to leave_], _to leave behind, leave_; _bequeath_; _appoint by will_.

#reliquiae, ârum# [#relinquô#], pl. f., _remainder, remnant, residue_.

#reliquus# [cf. #relinquô#], adj., _remaining, rest_.

#remaneô#, see #maneô#.

#remedium, î# [#re# + #medeor#, _to cure_], n., _a cure, remedy_.

#remigrô#, see #migrô#.

#remittô#, see #mittô#.

#remûneror, ârî, âtus sum# [#re# + #mûnerô#, _to reward_], _to reward, repay_.

#Remus, î#, m., the brother of Romulus.

#renovô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#re# + #novus#], _to renew, restore, revive_.

#renûntiô#, see #nûntiô#.

#renuô#, see #*nuô#.

#reor, rêrî, ratus sum#, _to reckon_; _think, suppose_; #ratus#, _thinking_.

#repellô#, see #pellô#.

#rependô#, see #pendô#.

#repente# [#repêns#, _sudden_], adv., _suddenly, unexpectedly_.

#repentînus# [#repêns#, _sudden_], adj., _sudden, unexpected_.

#reperiô#, see #pariô#.

#repetô#, see #petô#.

#repleô#, see #*pleô#.

#repônô#, see #pônô#.

#reportô#, see #portô#.

#repôscô#, see #pôscô#.

#reprehendô#, see #prehendô#.

#reprimô#, see #premô#.

#reprômittô#, see #mittô#.

#repudiô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to cast off, divorce_; _reject, scorn_.

#repûgnô#, see #pûgnô#.

#repulsa, ae# [#repellô#], f., _rejection, repulse_; _a defeat at the polls_.

#reputô#, see #putô#.

#requîrô#, see #quaerô#.

#rês, reî#, f., _thing, matter_; _affair, deed, exploit, event_; _circumstance_; _a story_; _property, fortune_; _trouble_; #rês familiâris#, _private property_; #rês pûblica#, _the commonwealth, state_; #rês gestae#, _exploits_; #rês repetundae#, _extortion_; #rê vêrâ#, _in reality, in truth_.

#resecô#, see #secô#.

#reserô, âre, âvî, âtus# [#re# + #sêrô#, _to bolt_], _to unlock, open_.

#resîdô#, see #sîdô#.

#resistô#, see #sistô#.

#resolvô#, see #solvô#.

#respergô, ere, spersî, spersus# [#re# + #spargô#, _to strew, sprinkle_], _to besprinkle, bespatter_.

#respiciô#, see #*speciô#.

#respîrô#, see #spîrô#.

#respondeô#, see #spondeô#.

#respônsum, î# [#respondeô#], n., _answer, reply_, esp. of an oracle; _warning_.

#rês pûblica#, see #rês#.

#restinguô#, see #stinguô#.

#restituô#, see #statuô#.

#retineô#, see #teneô#.

#retrahô#, see #trahô#.

#reus, î#, m., _defendant, accused person, prisoner_.

#revertor#, see #vertô#.

#revîvîscô, ere, --, --# [#re# + #vîvêscô#, inceptive of #vîvô#], _to come to life again_.

#revocô#, see #vocô#,

#rêx, rêgis# [cf. #regô#], m., _king, monarch_.

#Rhêa, ae#, f., _Rhêa_, also called _Rhêa Silvia_, mother of Romulus and Remus.

#Rhênus, î#, m., the river Rhine.

#rhêtor, oris#, m., _a teacher of oratory, rhetorician_; _orator_.

#Rhodus, î#, f., _Rhodes_, a large island off the coast of Asia Minor, famous for its schools of rhetoric (see #Apollônius#), its colossal statue of Apollo, and for the skill of its people in navigation.

#rîdeô, êre, rîsî, rîsus#, _to smile, laugh_; _laugh at, mock_.

#dê--dêrîdeô, êre, rîsî, rîsus#, _to laugh at, mock, deride_.

#in--inrîdeô, êre, rîsî, rîsus#, _to jeer at, mock, ridicule_.

#rigô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to wet, moisten_.

#rigor, ôris#, m., _severity, rigor_.

#rîpa, ae#, f., _a bank_ (of a river).

#rîsus, ûs# [#rîdeô#], m., _laughter_.

#rîtê# [cf. #rîtus#], adv., _with due ceremonies, duly, fitly, properly_.

#rîtus, ûs#, m., _religious ceremony, rite_.

#rixa, ae#, f., _a quarrel_ (of blows), _brawl_.

#rôbur, oris#, n., _hard wood, oak_; _strength, vigor, power_.

#rogô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to ask, inquire_; _request, implore_.

#ab--abrogô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to repeal, annul_.

#inter--interrogô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to ask, question_.

#prô--prôrogô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to prolong, extend_.

#Rôma, ae#, f., _Rome_.

#Rômânus#, adj., _Roman_; as noun, #Rômânus, î#, m., _a Roman_; #Rômânî, ôrum#, pl. m., _the Romans_, the name given to the Romans in their military capacity.

#Rômulus, î#, m., _Romulus_, founder and first king of Rome, son of Rhea and Mars.

#Rôscius, î#, m., _Sextus Rôscius_, defended by Cicero on a capital charge.

#rôstrum, î# [#rôdô#, _to gnaw_], n., _the beak_ or _ram of a ship_; pl., _the Rostra_, or speaker's platform in the Forum (adorned with beaks of captured ships).

#Rubicô, ônis#, m., _the Rubicon_, a river in the northeastern part of Italy.

#rudîmentum, î# [#rudis#], n., _first attempt, beginning_. See #pônô#.

#rudis, e#, adj., _uncouth, unpolished_; _ignorant, rude_.

#ruîna, ae# [#ruô#], f., _downfall, ruin, destruction_; pl., _a fallen building, ruins_.

#rûmor, ôris#, m., _a story, report, rumor_.

#rumpô, ere, rûpî, ruptus#, _to break, destroy_.

#con--corrumpô, ere, rûpî, ruptus#, _to destroy_; _seduce, bribe, corrupt_.

#ex--êrumpô, ere, rûpî, ruptum#, _to break forth_ or _out, burst forth_.

#per--perrumpô, ere, rûpî, ruptus#, _to break through, force a way through, get across_.

#ruô, ere, î, tus#, _to fall_; _rush, hasten_; with acc., _to cause to fall, overthrow_.

#con--corruô, ere, î, --#, _to fall_ (in battle).

#dis--dîruô, ere, î, tus#, _to tear apart, overthrow, destroy_.

#ex--êruô, ere, î, tus#, _to cast out_; _dig up, destroy utterly_.

#in--inruô, êre, î, --#, _to rush in, make an attack_.

#ob--obruô, ere, î, tus#, _to overwhelm, hide, bury_.

#rûpês, is# [#rumpô#], f., _a rock, cliff_.

#rûrsus# or #rûrsum# [orig. #revorsus#; cf. #revertô#], adv., _back_; _again_.

#rûs, rûris#, n., _the country_; pl., _the fields_; #rûrî#, _in the country_.

#rûsticor, âri, âtus sum# [#rûs#], _to live in the country_; _take a vacation_.

#rûsticus# [#rûs#], adj., _rural, rustic_.

#S#

#Sabînî, ôrum#, pl. m., _the Sabines_, a race in central Italy, adjoining Latium on the north.

#sacer, cra, crum#, adj., _holy, sacred_; as noun, #sacrum, î#, n., _a holy thing, sacred vessel_; pl., _religious rites, sacrifices_.

#sacerdôs, ôtis# [#sacer#], m. and f., _priest, priestess_.

#sacrârium, î# [#sacer#], n., _sanctuary, shrine_.

#sacrificium, î# [#sacer# + #faciô#], n., _a sacrifice_.

#sacrô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to set apart_; _bless_; _curse_.

#con--cônsecrô, âre, âvî, âtus#, _to dedicate, consecrate, devote_.

#ex--exsecror, ârî, âtus sum#, _to curse, abhor_.

#saeculum, î#, n., _a race_; _generation, age, time_.

#saepe#, adv., _frequently, often_.