Petronius 21

Question 1

abiciō abicere abiēcī abiectum

Answer 1

to throw down/away

Question 2

acus –ūs m.

Answer 2

hairpin, needle

Question 3

apparātus –ūs m.

Answer 3

a preparing, equipment

Question 4

auxilium auxilī n.

Answer 4

aid, help

Question 5

bal(l)aenāceus –a –um

Answer 5

made of whalebone

Question 6

bāsium bāsī(ī) n.

Answer 6

kiss

Question 7

caedō caedere cecīdī caesus

Answer 7

to kill

Question 8

cinaedus cinaedī m.

Answer 8

a catamite or passive homosexual

Question 9

cingulum –ī n.

Answer 9

girdle

Question 10

clūnis –is m./f.:

Answer 10

hind quarters (often plural)

Question 11

complūrēs complūrium

Answer 11

several, a fair number, quite a number

Question 12

comātorius –a –um

Answer 12

of or for the hair

Question 13

cēnatōria –ōrum n. pl.

Answer 13

evening clothes, dinner clothes

Question 14

discumbō –ere –cubuī –cubitus

Answer 14

to recline separately; recline at table

Question 15

dormiō dormīre dormīvī dormītum

Answer 15

to sleep

Question 16

exclāmō exclāmāre exclāmāvī exclāmātus

Answer 16

to exclaim

Question 17

expōnō expōnere exposuī expositus

Answer 17

to abandon

Question 18

Falernum –ī n.

Answer 18

Falernian, a kind of wine

Question 19

fericulum or ferculum –ī n. or –us –ī m.

Answer 19

a litter, carrying frame; a dish

Question 20

gausapa –ae f. or gausape –is or gausapum –ī n.

Answer 20

a shaggy garment

Question 21

genius –iī m.

Answer 21

the birth–spirit; a tutelar deity

Question 22

gustātio –ōnis f.

Answer 22

the first light dish of a Roman meal, an appetizer

Question 23

horribilis horribile

Answer 23

dreadful

Question 24

illinc

Answer 24

from there

Question 25

initiō initiāre initiāvī initiātus

Answer 25

to initiate

Question 26

inquinō inquināre inquināvī inquinātus

Answer 26

to befoul, stain

Question 27

inundō inundāre inundāvī inundātus

Answer 27

to overflow

Question 28

invocō invocāre invocāvī invocātus

Answer 28

to call upon; invoke

Question 29

iūrō iūrāre iūrāvī iūrātus

Answer 29

to swear, take an oath

Question 30

lassitūdō lassitūdinis f.

Answer 30

weariness

Question 31

lautitia –ae f.

Answer 31

elegance, splendor, magnificence, luxury

Question 32

lābor labī lapsus sum

Answer 32

to glide, slip

Question 33

lēgitimus or lēgitumus –a –um

Answer 33

lawful, legitimate; genuine, real

Question 34

missiō –ōnis f.

Answer 34

a sending, despatching

Question 35

myrteus –a –um

Answer 35

of myrtle

Question 36

māla –ae f.

Answer 36

cheek

Question 37

mīrificus –a –um

Answer 37

amazing

Question 38

oleum –ī n.

Answer 38

olive oil

Question 39

olidus –a –um

Answer 39

stinking

Question 40

opprimō opprimere oppressī oppressus

Answer 40

to press on

Question 41

palaestrīta –ae m.

Answer 41

manager of a wrestling-school

Question 42

perfundō –ere –fūdī –fūsus

Answer 42

to pour over or along; wash

Question 43

pervigilium –ī n.

Answer 43

a vigil through the night

Question 44

puella puellae f.

Answer 44

girl

Question 45

pungō pungere pupugī pūnctum

Answer 45

to prick, puncture

Question 46

pēnicillus –ī m. or –um n.

Answer 46

paintbrush

Question 47

Quirīs Quirītis m.

Answer 47

Quiris

Question 48

reficiō reficere refēcī refectus

Answer 48

to repair

Question 49

religiōsus –a –um

Answer 49

reverent, superstitious

Question 50

repetō repetere repetīvī repetītus

Answer 50

to demand back

Question 51

somnus somnī m.

Answer 51

sleep

Question 52

splendidus –a –um

Answer 52

shining, clear, brilliant, splendid

Question 53

sternō sternere strāvī strātus

Answer 53

to spread

Question 54

sub–ōrnō ōrnāre

Answer 54

to fit out, furnish, provide, supply, equip

Question 55

superveniō –īre –vēnī –ventu

Answer 55

to come over or upon; come unexpectedly; fall upon

Question 56

sēcrētum –ī n.

Answer 56

anything apart; a solitary place; secret

Question 57

tingō tingere tinxī tinctum

Answer 57

to wet, moisten; dye, color

Question 58

utcumque or utcunque or utquomque orut cumque)

Answer 58

in whatever way, however; according as, whenever; at any event, at any rate

Question 59

virga virgae f.

Answer 59

twig

Question 60

īnfēlīx īnfēlīcis

Answer 60

unfortunate, unhappy