| A | B |
|---|
| amatus | having been loved |
| petens | seeking |
| petitus | having been sought |
| petiturus | about to seek |
| conspicientem | catching sight of (D.O.) |
| spectans | watching |
| amantis | of loving |
| amatos | having been loved (plur masc acc) |
| petente | seeking (abl sing) |
| amante | loving (abl sing) |
| ponens | placing |
| posito | having been placed (abl sing) |
| positura | about to place (fem sing) |
| positurum | about to place (neut sing) |
| ponentem | placing (acc sing) |
| alliteration | repetition of the same letter at the beginning of successive words or syllables |
| anaphora | repetition of a word, for emphasis, at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses |
| anastrophe | inversion of the usual order of words (grammatical) |
| aposiopesis | an abrupt pause for rhetorical effect |
| asyndeton | omission of conjunctions where one would normally expect them |
| chiasmus | arrangement of pairs of words in crisscross order |
| ellipsis | omission of words necessary to the grammatical structure of the sentence, easily supplied from the context |
| hendiadys | use of two nouns connected by "et" instead of a single modified noun |
| hyperbole | exaggeration for rhetorical effect |
| hysteron proteron | reversal of natural or logical order of events |
| litotes | the affirming of something by denying its opposite; a double negative |
| metaphor | an implied comparison |
| metonymy | the substitution of one word for another that it suggests |
| onomatopoeia | the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning |
| oxymoron | the use in combination of apparently contradictory words |
| personification | attributing human characteristics to inanimate things |
| pleonasm | use of superfluous words |
| polysyndeton | the use of unnecessary conjunctions |
| prolepsis | the use of a word sooner than is logically appropriate |
| simile | expressed comparison using " like" or "as" |
| synecdoche | the use of a part to represent a whole |
| tmesis | separation of a compound word by one or more intervening words |
| zeugma | use of a word in two connections, though one is more applicable |
| anadiplosis | a "doubling back" repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next |
| nosism | the use of "we" when you mean you or I |
| rhetorical question | asked for effect, not expecting a verbal answer |
| symmetry | a balanced arrangement |
| climax | arrangement in an order of ascending force |
| euphemism | substitution of a non-offensive expression |
| irony | expression contrary to the intended meaning |
| paronomasia | word play using similar sounding words |
| aporia | feigned expression of doubt |
| antistrophe | repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive phrases |
| meiosis | understatment for ironic effect |
| commoratio | repeating the same idea but in different words, a restatement |
| embolalia | well, ugh, you know, how sometimes you, well, throw in some words while you are, like, organizing your thoughts |
| apocope | dropping a letter at the end of the word |
| eusystolism | substitution of initials for complete words as a form of euphemism |
| syllepsis | the use of a word with two others where each word is understood differently |
| triad | use of group of three elements |
| wordplay | play on words using words with similar sounds but different meanings |
| preterition | mentioning a fact by pretending to pass over it |
| antithesis | the contrasting of two ideas |
| consul, consulis m. | consul |
| condo | I establish |
| condere | to establish |
| condidi | I have established |
| conditus | having been established |
| nonus -a -um | ninth |
| ingenium, -i n. | intelligence, ingenuity, character |
| fere, adv. | almost |
| vinco | I conquer |
| vincere | to conquer |
| vici | I have conquered |
| victus | having been conquered |
| genus, generis n. | race, class, family |
| clarus –a –um | well-known, distinguished |
| carcer, carceris m. | prison |
| proelium –i n. | battle |
| succedo, -ere, successi, successurus | follow, succeed |
| hinc, adv. | from here, next |
| praeter prep. + acc. | beyond |
| muto, -are, -avi, -atus | change |
| defero, deferre, detuli, delatus | carry down, offer, confer |
| iniuria –ae f. | injustice, injury |
| universus –a –um | all, entire, whole |
| apud prep + acc. | in, at |
| dux, ducis m. | leader |
| contra prep + acc. | opposite, facing, against |
| copia | supply, abundance |
| copiae (nom plur) | troops |
| acies | line of battle |
| cornu | horn, wing of an army |
| adhuc | up to this point |
| orbis | circle |
| orbium | genitive plural of circle |
| orbis terrarum | the world |
| castra | camp |
| castrorum | of the camp |
| aetas | age |
| aetatis | of age |
| quondam | once, formerly |
| intueor | I gaze at, contemplate |
| intueri | to gaze at, contemplate |
| intuitus sum | I gazed at, contemplated |
| contentio | strife, struggle |
| tutor | protector, guardian |
| ergo | therefore |
| voluntas | will (sense of purpose) |
| testamentum | will (document) |
