Cupid and Psyche: Vocabulary, Chapter 8 These activities are intended to be used in conjunction with the following text: Balme, M.G. and Morwood, J.H. W. (eds.). Cupid and Psyche. Oxford: OUP, 1976. Tools A B solus, -a, -um alone aestus, -us (m) tide [anything exhibiting a wave-like motion, e.g., "heat"] pelagus, -i (n)* sea (= "mare, altum") consilium, -i (n) plan, idea quamquam although adhuc still, up to this point nefarius, -a, -um wicked (= "scelestus") scelus, sceleris (n) crime ineo, -ire, inii to enter, come in/on instruo, -ere, instrui to lay out proelium, -i (n) battle tunc then lucerna, -ae (f) lamp audax (audacis) bold, daring profero, -ferre, -tuli, -latum to bring forth fera, -ae (f) wild beast (= "bestia") mitis, -e mild, gentle ferrum, - i (n) iron; weapon (or anything made of iron) pectus, pectoris (n) breast, chest profecto (adv.) certainly, indeed, surely