| A | B |
| ambages, is (f) | winding (passage) |
| biformis, e | two-formed, double-shaped |
| caecus, , um | blind, dark, hidden |
| Cecropides, ae (m) | descendants of Cecrops, Athenians |
| contra | opposite, facing |
| crudelis, e | cruel, pitiless, bloody |
| Daedulus, i (m) | famous Greek artisan, and the first aviator; builder of the Labyrinth constructed to confine the Minotaur |
| dolus, i (m) | deceit, fraud, trick, scheme |
| effero, ferre, extuli, elatus | lift (up), raise |
| enim | for, indeed, truly |
| error, oris (m) | wandering, maze, error |
| filum, i (n) | thread, clew, cord |
| furtum, i (n) | theft, stealth, fraud |
| Gnossius, a, um | Gnossian, of Gnossus, a city of Crete |
| inextricabilis, e | inextricable, insoluble |
| insum, esse, fui | be in, present |
| Minotaurus, i (m) | savage Cretan monster, half bull and half man, the memorial of Pasiphae's love for the bull |
| misceo, ere, ui, mixtus | mix, mingle |
| miseror, ari, atus | pity, commiserate |
| monimentum (monumentum), i (n) | reminder, memorial |
| nefandus, a, um | unspeakable, unutterable |
| Pasiphae, es (f) | wife of Minos, king of Crete, who fell in love with a beautiful bull and was assisted by Daedulus to gratify her passion |
| proles, is (f) | progeny, offspring, race |
| quoque | also, even, too, likewise |
| quotannis | annually, yearly |
| rego, ere, rexi, rectus | rule, direct, guide |
| resolvo, ere, i solutus | loosen, unravel |
| respondeo, ere, i, onsus | answer, correspond |
| septenus, a, um | seven, by sevens |
| sors, sortis (f) | lot, destiny, portion, oracle |
| suppono, ere, posui, positus | place under, subject to |
| taurus, i (m) | bull, ox, bullock |
| urna, ae (f) | urn, vase |
| Venus, eris (f) | goddess of love, love |
| vestigium, ii (n) | step, track, trace |
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