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Verbs and Related Words: Mental and Sensory Operations

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



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