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Verbs and Related Words: Mental and Sensory Operations

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



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