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Verbs and Related Words: Mental and Sensory Operations

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



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