CORE VOCABULARY
celeritās, -ātis, [celer], f.: swiftness, speed, quickness.
praetereō, -īre, -īvī or -iī, -itum, [praeter + eō], irr., a. and n.: go by, go past, pass by; pass over, disregard, omit.
obeō, -īre, -īvī, -itum, [ob + eō], irr., n. and a.: go to meet; come up to, reach; go over, traverse, visit; engage in, undertake, enter upon; perform, discharge, execute, accomplish; of a crime, commit.
quaestus, -ūs, [quaerō], m.: gain, acquisition; profit, advantage, interest; business, employment, occupation.
tempus, -oris, n.: period of time, time, season, point of time; right time, opportunity, occasion; condition, times, circumstances; time of need, exigency, emergency, id temporis, at that time. ex tempore, off hand, without preparation.
possum, posse, potuī, [potis + sum], irr., n.: be able, can, have power; have influence, avail.
Gnaeus, -ī, abbreviated Cn., m.: Gnaeus, a Roman forename.
Pompēius, -a: name of a plebeian gens. The most distinguished person bearing the name was Cn. Pompēius Māgnus, born Sept. 30, B.C. 106. He was victorious over the pirates and over Mithridates, was a member of the first triumvirate, and was killed in Egypt, whither he had fled for refuge, after the battle of Pharsalia, Sept. 29, B.C. 48.
impetus, -ūs, [impetō], m.: onset, attack, assault; impulse, rapid motion, rush; violence, fury.
nāvigō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum, [nāvis + agō], 1, n. and a.: sail, set sail, cruise; sail over, navigate.
tempestīvus, -a, -um, [tempestās], adj.: seasonable, opportune, timely; appropriate, fitting, suitable; in good season, early.
Sicilia, -ae, [Σικελία], f.: Sicily.
Āfrica, -ae, f.: Africa, referring at first only to that part of the continent under the dominion of the Carthaginians; then, the province Africa, comprising territory formerly held by Carthage, and organized after the destruction of the city, B.C. 146; in the broadest sense, the African continent, Africa, as the term is understood to-day.
explōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum, [ex + plōrō], 1, a.: search out, investigate; spy out, examine.
Sardinia, -ae, f.: Sardinia, an island west of Italy.
veniō, -īre, vēnī, ventum, 4, n.: come; come into, enter; approach; spring; result, occur.
frūmentārius, -a, -um, [frūmentum], adj.: of grain, of provisions, grain-.
subsidium, -ī, [sub, sedeō], n.: reserve force; aid, help, assistance, support, protection.
rēs pūblica, reī pūblicae, f.: see pūblicus.
fīrmus, -a, -um, adj.: steadfast, strong, powerful; firm, fast, trusty, faithful.
mūniō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum, [moenia], 4, a.: defend with a wall, wall; fortify, defend, protect; secure, guard, strengthen.