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Verbs and Related Words: Mental and Sensory Operations

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



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