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dēlectātiō, dēlectātiōnis (f)
nepōs, nepōtis (m)
 
delight, pleasure, enjoyment
 
grandson, descendant
sōl, sōlis (m)
dīligēns, gen. dīligentis
 
sun
 
diligent, careful
dissimilis, dissimile
gracilis, gracile
 
unlike, different
 
slender, thin
humilis, humile
maior, maius
 
lowly, humble
 
greater; older
maiōrēs, maiōrum (m. pl.)
prīmus, prīma, prīmum
 
ancestors
 
first, foremost, chief, principal
quot
similis, simile (+ gen. or dat.)
 
how many, as many as
 
similar (to), like, resembling
superus, supera, superum
superī, superōrum (m. pl.)
 
above, upper
 
the gods
ūtilis, ūtile
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positum
 
useful, advantageous
 
to put, place, set
probō, probāre, probāvī, probātum
 
approve, recommend; test
 

Special and Irregular Comparison of Adjectives
facilis, facilior, facillimus
difficilis, difficilior, difficillimus
similis, similior, simillimus
līber, līberior, līberrimus
pulcher, pulchrior, pulcherrimus
ācer, ācrior, ācerrimus
bonus, melior, optimus
magnus, maior, maximus
malus, peior, pessimus
multus, plūs, plūrimus
parvus, minor, minimus
prae, prō, prior, prīmus
superus, superior, summus, suprēmus

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