Catullus 91

Question 1

aliquis aliquid and aliquī aliqua aliquod

Answer 1

indef. pron., someone, something; indef. adj., some

Question 2

bene; melius (comp.); optimē (superl.)

Answer 2

adv. well

Question 3

causa causae f.

Answer 3

reason, cause; case

Question 4

cognōscō cognōscere cognōvī cognitus

Answer 4

get to know; know

Question 5

coniungō coniungere coniūnxī coniūnctus

Answer 5

join together; associate

Question 6

crēdō crēdere crēdidī crēditus

Answer 6

entrust; believe

Question 7

culpa culpae f.

Answer 7

fault, wrongdoing

Question 8

cōnstāns cōnstantis

Answer 8

steady, resolute, steadfast

Question 9

dūcō dūcere dūxī ductus

Answer 9

lead, take; take as one’s wife; consider, reckon

Question 10

edō ēsse ēdī ēsus

Answer 10

eat/consume/devour

Question 11

fīdus –a –um

Answer 11

faithful, loyal, devoted

Question 12

gaudium gaudi(ī) n.

Answer 12

joy, delight, gladness

Question 13

Gellius –ī m.

Answer 13

Roman nomen gentile, here perhaps L. Gellius Poplicola, consul in 36 BCE; he was apparently a supporter of Clodius and a lover of Clodia / Lesbia. Said to have had an affair with his stepmother and to have plotted the murder of his father

Question 14

germāna, ae, f.

Answer 14

sister

Question 15

ideō

Answer 15

for the reason (that)

Question 16

inhibeō –ēre –uī –itus

Answer 16

restrain

Question 17

miser misera miserum

Answer 17

wretched, unhappy

Question 18

perditus –a –um

Answer 18

ruined; depraved

Question 19

possum posse potuī

Answer 19

to be able

Question 20

probrum –ī n.

Answer 20

disgrace, scandal

Question 21

putō putāre putāvī putātus

Answer 21

think

Question 22

quamvīs

Answer 22

rel. to any degree you like, as much as can be; concessive w/ subjunctive, even tough

Question 23

quīcumque quaecumque quodcumque

Answer 23

indef. rel. pron. , whoever, whatever

Question 24

satis or sat (comp. satius)

Answer 24

enough

Question 25

scelus sceleris n.

Answer 25

crime, iniquity; a wicked act

Question 26

spērō spērāre spērāvī spērātus

Answer 26

hope, hope for; anticipate

Question 27

tantus –a –um

Answer 27

so much, pl. so many; so great, such

Question 28

turpis turpe

Answer 28

disgusting, repulsive, shameful, indecent

Question 29

ūsus ūsūs m.

Answer 29

use; habitual dealings between persons; requirement, need

Question 30

ve

Answer 30

or (encl. conj.)

Question 31

videō vidēre vīdī vīsus

Answer 31

see, perceive; pass. seem, seem good or proper