Essential vocab. Cont.  (Liv. 1.2)

Prae-fero, -tuli, -latum : put ahead, prefer

Certamen, -minis  = contest

Dif-fido, -fidere, -fisus  (semi-deponent) + abl. = lack confidence in

Laetus, -a, -um  +  abl. = delighting in, happy with

Accola, -ae = neighbor

Tutus, -a, -um = safe, secure (< tueor, tuêri)

Reor, rêri, ratus =think, suppose (+ ind. Statement: ratus rem Troianam crescere nimio)

Con-cilio, -ciliare = reconcile, win over

Fretus, -a, -um + abl. = relying on, confident in  (not to be confused w/ fretum = strait, channel)

Im-pleo, plêre, -plêvi, -pletum = fill

Moenia, -ium (n.pl) = wall(s)