All 5 vocabulary words from Lesson 21 of Henle Latin First Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| comparō, comparāre, comparāvī, comparātus | get; prepare | verb | 1st conjugation |
| explōrō, explōrāre, explōrāvī, explōrātus | reconnoiter; find out | verb | 1st conjugation |
| premō, premere, pressī, pressus | press; press hard | verb | 3rd conjugation |
| retineō, retinēre, retinuī, retentus | hold back; keep | verb | 2nd conjugation |
| vehementer | greatly; violently | adverb | — |
This lesson contains 4 verbs and 1 adverb.
Preparing, finding out, pressing and holding back can describe the stages of a plan under strain. Use that sequence as a memory aid, then deliberately shuffle it: comparō, explōrō, premō and retineō must remain recognisable outside the story. The verbs belong to three conjugations, so similarity of meaning does not imply identical endings. Premō supplies pressī and pressus, while retineō supplies retinuī and retentus. Vehementer is an adverb describing intensity, not an adjective agreeing with a noun. Challenge B uses this vocabulary in weeks 20–21 as seminar comparisons introduce and develop subjunctive forms; I reaches the list in week 9 translation practice. Before the next lesson, identify the conjugation and main action of each verb, and explain which action vehementer modifies. A confident meaning paired with the wrong stem is still worth putting back into review.
Forms in this lesson: 1st-conjugation verbs (2), 3rd-conjugation verbs (1), 2nd-conjugation verbs (1).
In the Classical Conversations schedule, this lesson's vocabulary is assigned in Challenge B, weeks 20 and 21 and Challenge I, week 9.
No. It is an adverb meaning greatly or violently. Look for the action or expression it intensifies rather than a noun it agrees with.
Its perfect stem is press-, shown by pressī, and its participle is pressus. Learn these alongside the present and infinitive.
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