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Verbs and Related Words: Mental and Sensory Operations

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Mental and Sensory Operations
Latin English
respicio look back, reflect
cognosco become acquainted with, know
disco, didici learn
despicio look down on, despise
scribo, scripsi, scriptus write
invideo envy (verb)
destino, -avi, -atus settle, resolve, aim, make fast
sino, sivi, situs permit, allow, situate
fallax fallac- deceitful, false
doceo, docui, doctus teach
voluntas voluntat- wish, consent
viso, visi, visus look at, come to see, call upon
nosco, novi, notus become acuainted with, recognize, know
dubito, -avi, -atus doubt, hesitate
auris ear
dubius doubtful, dubious, hesitant
aurum gold
assuetus accustomed to
volucer, volucr- flying, a bird
volo, -avi, -atus fly
statuo, statui statutus decide, think, stand, set up
arbitror, arbitratus (dep) think, judge
fallo, fefelli, falsus fool, deceive, escape notice, be mistaken
malo, malle, malui prefer
nolo, nolle, nolui be unwilling, not wish
tutus safe
falsus false
agnosco perceive, recognize, acknowledge
cogito, -avi, -atus consider, reflect, think
ignoro, -avi, -atus not know, be ignorant of
reus accused person, defendant in a trial
conspicio catch sight of perceive
aura air, breeze
volo, velle, volui wish, be willing
audio, audivi, auditus hear
scio, scivi (or scii), scitus know
eligo elect, select
disciplina training, discipline
instituo establish, arrange, decide, introduce
intueor, intuitus gaze at
constituo, -ui, -utus establish, determine appoint
vigilo, -avi, -atus watch, be awake
sentio, sensi, sensus feel, perceive, think
cerno, crevi, cretus distinguish, decide
censeo, censui, census give an opinion, think, vote
specto, -avi -atus look at
invidia envy (noun)
soleo, solitus be accustomed to
intelligo (or intellego), -lexi, -lectus understand, know
voluptas, voluptat- pleasure
tueor, tutus look at, look after, guard
credo, credidi, creditus believe, think
consuetudo, consuetudin- custom
suspicio look up to, look upwards, suspect
nescio not know, be ignorant of
desino stop, cease
video, vidi, visus see
consuesco, -suevi, -suetus be used to, accustomed to
sententia opinion, thought, sentence
reor, ratus (dep) think, suppose, judge
colligo collect
sensus sense, feeling
puto, -avi, -atus think, suppose, reckon
aspicio, aspexi, aspectum look at
decerno decide, decree, resolve
lego, legil lectus read, select
existimo, -avi, -atus think, judge, decide
exspecto wait for, expect
cogitatio, cogitation- cogitation, reflection



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