All 24 vocabulary words from Lesson 1 of Henle Latin Fourth Year, with English meanings, parts of speech, and forms.
| Latin | English | Part of speech | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| abhorreō, abhorrēre, abhorruī, 2, intr.; ab (ā) w. abl. | shrink from, am averse to, am inconsistent with | verb | 2nd conjugation |
| aetās, aetātis | period of life, time of life, age | noun | feminine · 3rd declension |
| Archias, Archiae (declined like via) | Archias | noun | masculine · 1st declension |
| ars, artis | skill, art | noun | feminine · 3rd declension |
| Aulus (i) Licinius (i) | Aulus Licinius | noun | masculine · 2nd declension |
| disciplīna, ae | training, exercise, learning | noun | feminine · 1st declension |
| exiguus, a, um | little, insignificant, limited | adjective | 1st/2nd declension |
| exsistō, exsistere, exstitī, 3, intr. | stand forth, arise, ensue | verb | 3rd conjugation |
| fors (abl. forte), used only in nom. and abl. sing. | chance, hap, luck, (abl.) by chance, accidentally | noun | feminine · 3rd declension |
| frūctus, ūs | fruit, produce, profit | noun | masculine · 4th declension |
| hūmānitās, hūmānitātis | refinement, culture, mercy | noun | feminine · 3rd declension |
| inde, adv. | thence, therefrom, thereupon, then | adverb | — |
| ingenium, ī | natural talent, ability, genius | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| mīror, 1, tr. and intr. | marvel (at), am surprised (at), admire | verb | deponent, 1st conjugation |
| ops, opis | power, ability, assistance, (pl.) means, resources, riches | noun | feminine · 3rd declension |
| penitus, adv. | inwardly, to the very center, thoroughly, completely | adverb | — |
| praeceptum, ī | order, advice, precept | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| profectō, adv. | actually, surely, indeed | adverb | — |
| repetō, repetere, repetīvī, repetītus, 3, tr. | demand, recollect, go back for, derive | verb | 3rd conjugation |
| respiciō, respicere, respexī, respectum, 3, intr. and tr. | look back, look around, search for, consider | verb | 3rd conjugation -io |
| spatium, ī | space (of time or place) | noun | neuter · 2nd declension |
| vel . . . vel | either . . . or | conjunction | — |
| vel, conj. | or, even | conjunction | — |
| versor, 1, intr. | move about, dwell, engage in, remain | verb | deponent, 1st conjugation |
This lesson contains 12 nouns, 6 verbs, 3 adverbs, 2 conjunctions and 1 adjective.
Archias and Aulus Licinius place these words in a discussion of a poet and his standing, rather than an opening drill in unfamiliar endings. Ingenium is natural ability; disciplīna is training; ars is skill or art. Keep those ideas distinct when explaining how a person becomes accomplished. Hūmānitās ranges across refinement, culture and mercy, so its meaning needs the argument around it. Fors has a restricted entry, with forte supplying by chance; do not invent a complete everyday paradigm from a familiar declension label. Challenge IV is reading-based and has no lesson-week vocabulary mapping in the reference schedule. For seminar preparation, use your assigned passage to ask how talent, education and assistance are connected; this is a study suggestion, not a weekly assignment. Before Lesson 2, distinguish the abstract nouns, recognise the deponents mīror and versor, and retain the whole either ... or expression.
Forms in this lesson: 3rd-declension nouns (5), 2nd-declension nouns (4), 3rd-conjugation verbs (3), 1st-declension nouns (2), deponent verbs (2), 2nd-conjugation verbs (1), 1st/2nd-declension adjectives (1), 4th-declension nouns (1).
No. Ingenium names natural talent or ability; disciplīna names training or learning. Their relationship may be important to the argument.
The stored schedule has no lesson-based vocabulary assignments for Challenge IV. Use the list beside the reading your director actually assigns.
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