Petronius 40

Question 1

adveniō advenīre advēnī adventus

Answer 1

to arrive

Question 2

alitilis –is f. (plural also altilia, ium, n.)

Answer 2

a fattened fowl, a dish of foul

Question 3

apophorētus –a –um

Answer 3

pertaining to presents which guests received at table, especially at the Saturnalia

Question 4

Arātus –ī m.

Answer 4

Aratus

Question 5

auceps cupis m.

Answer 5

a bird-catcher, fowler

Question 6

caryōta –ae or caryōtis –idis f.

Answer 6

a kind of nut-shaped date

Question 7

comedō comesse or comedere comēdī comēsum

Answer 7

to eat up, consume

Question 8

comparō comparāre comparāvī comparātus

Answer 8

to provide, compare

Question 9

copto–placenta –ae f.

Answer 9

a kind of cake made of pounded materials

Question 10

crūrālis –e

Answer 10

of or belonging to the legs, crural

Question 11

culter –trī m.

Answer 11

plowshare; knife

Question 12

dē–pendō pendere pendī pēnsum

Answer 12

to pay, to spend, expend, lay out, bestow

Question 13

extrā

Answer 13

outside, beyond

Question 14

fascia –ae f.

Answer 14

a band, fillet

Question 15

glāns –glandis f.

Answer 15

an acorn; a leaden ball or bullet

Question 16

harundō –inis f.

Answer 16

reed

Question 17

Hipparchus –ī m.

Answer 17

Hipparchus (a name)

Question 18

immineō imminēre

Answer 18

to threaten; overhang

Question 19

inde

Answer 19

from there, from then

Question 20

Laconicus –a –um

Answer 20

of Laconia, Laconian

Question 21

magnitūdō magnitūdinis f.

Answer 21

greatness

Question 22

minister ministrī m.

Answer 22

attendant, servant

Question 23

necdum

Answer 23

nor yet

Question 24

numerus numerī m.

Answer 24

number, amount

Question 25

palmula –ae f.

Answer 25

small palm; an oar–blade

Question 26

percutiō percutere percussī percussum

Answer 26

to strike

Question 27

pilleātus –a –um

Answer 27

covered with the pilleus, wearing a skull-cap

Question 28

polymitus –a –um

Answer 28

wrought with many treads

Question 29

porcellus –ī m.

Answer 29

a little pig

Question 30

porcus porcī m.

Answer 30

pig

Question 31

praepōnō praepōnere praeposuī praepositum

Answer 31

to place before

Question 32

quō

Answer 32

where; to what purpose

Question 33

rēte rētis n.

Answer 33

net, trap

Question 34

scrōfa –ae f.

Answer 34

a breeding-sow

Question 35

significō significāre significāvī significātus

Answer 35

to indicate

Question 36

silvāticus –a –um

Answer 36

of or belonging to a wood or to trees

Question 37

sophōs

Answer 37

well done! well said! bravo!

Question 38

sportella –ae f.

Answer 38

a little basket, luncheon-basket

Question 39

subsessor ōris m

Answer 39

a waylayer, lier-in-wait

Question 40

suspiciō suspicere suspexī suspectus

Answer 40

to take up; recognize; accept

Question 41

texō –ere –texuī –textus

Answer 41

to weave; to build cunningly; form

Question 42

Thēbaica –ae f.

Answer 42

dried date from Egyptian Thebes

Question 43

toral ālis n

Answer 43

a valance, couch-covering, sofa-cloth

Question 44

turdus –ī m.

Answer 44

a thrush (bird)

Question 45

vehementer

Answer 45

vehemently

Question 46

volitō volitāre volitāvī volitātus

Answer 46

to fly around

Question 47

vēnābulum –ī n.

Answer 47

hunting–spear

Question 48

vēnātiō –ōnis f.

Answer 48

hunting

Question 49

vēnātōrius –a –um

Answer 49

of a hunter, for the chase

Question 50

ālicula –ae f.

Answer 50

a light upper garment

Question 51

ēvolō ēvolāre ēvolāvī ēvolātus

Answer 51

to fly away

Question 52

ūber ūberis n.

Answer 52

udder