Horace, Satire 1.4.81-100

Question 1

rōdō rōdere rōsī rōsum

Answer 1

to gnaw, eat away, erode; to slander, carp at

Question 2

culpō culpāre culpāvī culpātus

Answer 2

to blame, censure

Question 3

solūtus –a –um

Answer 3

unbound, free, loose, at large, unfettered, unbandaged

Question 4

captō captāre captāvī captātus

Answer 4

to grasp at, seize, captivate

Question 5

dicāx

Answer 5

talking sharply, satirical, sarcastic, acute, witty

Question 6

fingō fingere fīnxī fīctus

Answer 6

to mold, form, shape; create, invent; produce; imagine; compose; devise, contrive; adapt, transform into; modify (appearance/character/behavior); groom; make up (story/excuse); pretend, pose; forge, counterfeit; act insincerely

Question 7

caveō cavēre cāvī cautus

Answer 7

to be careful, beware; avoid, take precautions/defensive action; give/get surety; stipulate

Question 8

lectus lectī m.

Answer 8

bed, couch

Question 9

cēnō cēnāre cēnāvī cēnātus

Answer 9

to dine, take a meal, eat dinner

Question 10

quaternī –ae –a

Answer 10

4 each

Question 11

quāvīs

Answer 11

in whatever way you like, in any way possible (rare)

Question 12

aspergō –ere –spersī –spersus

Answer 12

to sprinkle upon, to sprinkle (> ad and spargo)

Question 13

pōtō pōtāre pōtāvī pōtus

Answer 13

to drink

Question 14

condō condere condidī conditus

Answer 14

to put/insert (into); store up/put away, preserve, bottle (wine); bury/inter; sink; build/found, make; shut (eyes); conceal/hide/keep safe; put together, compose; restore; sheathe (sword); plunge/bury (weapon in enemy); put out of sight

Question 15

vērāx –ācis

Answer 15

speaking truly, truthful, true, veracious

Question 16

aperiō aperīre aperuī apertus

Answer 16

to uncover, open, disclose; explain, recount; reveal; found; excavate; spread out

Question 17

praecordia –ōrum n.

Answer 17

the diaphragm or midriff; the vital parts; the heart; the heart as the seat of courage; spirit, heart (> prae and cor)

Question 18

cōmis –e

Answer 18

courteous, affable, kind, obliging, friendly, loving

Question 19

īnfestus –a –um

Answer 19

hostile, aggressive

Question 20

pastillus –ī m.

Answer 20

lozenge

Question 21

Rūfillus –ī m.

Answer 21

A Roman name

Question 22

Gargonius–ī m.

Answer 22

Gargonius, a Roman male name, otherwise unknown

Question 23

hircus –ī m.

Answer 23

he goat

Question 24

līvidus –a –um

Answer 24

bluish; envious

Question 25

mordax –ācis

Answer 25

biting, caustic

Question 26

mentiō mentiōnis f.

Answer 26

mention

Question 27

Capitōlīnus –ī m.

Answer 27

the Capitoline Hill in Rome

Question 28

fūrtum fūrtī n.

Answer 28

theft; trick, deception; stolen article

Question 29

iniciō –ere –iēcī –iectum

Answer 29

to bring into, instill

Question 30

Petillius –(i)ī m.

Answer 30

A Roman name

Question 31

corām

Answer 31

in person, face–to–face; in one’s presence, before one’s eyes; publicly, openly

Question 32

convictor –ōris m.

Answer 32

intimate friend, companion

Question 33

ūtor ūtī ūsus sum

Answer 33

to use; experience, enjoy (+ abl.)

Question 34

laetor laetārī laetātus sum

Answer 34

to be glad/joyful/delighted; rejoice; be fond (of), delight in; flourish (on/in)