Apuleius 4.5.1-4 vocabulary

Question 1

bellus –a –um

Answer 1

pretty, handsome, suitable, nice

Question 2

cōnsilium cōnsiliī n.. plan; council

Question 3

dēterior dēterior dēterius; dēterior –ius; dēterrimus –a –um

Answer 3

worse

Question 4

praevertō –ere –vertī –versus

Answer 4

to turn before; to preoccupy

Question 5

sors sortis f.. fate

Question 6

tam

Answer 6

so

Question 7

antecapiō –capere –cēpī –captum (–ceptum)

Answer 7

to obtain before, anticipate

Question 8

cōgitātus –ūs m.

Answer 8

a thought

Question 9

dīvīnō –āre –āvī –ātus

Answer 9

to divine, prophesy, guess

Question 10

namque

Answer 10

for in fact

Question 11

lassitūdō lassitūdinis f.

Answer 11

weariness

Question 12

mentiō mentiōnis f.

Answer 12

mention

Question 13

offundō offundere offūdī offūsum

Answer 13

to pour over; overwhelm

Question 14

statim

Answer 14

immediately

Question 15

iaceō iacēre iacuī

Answer 15

to lie (down)

Question 16

modus modī m.

Answer 16

measure; manner

Question 17

morior morī mortuus sum

Answer 17

to die

Question 18

auris auris f.

Answer 18

ear

Question 19

cauda –ae f.

Answer 19

the tail, coda

Question 20

stimulus –ī m.

Answer 20

goad; spur

Question 21

undique versum or undiqueversum

Answer 21

from all sides

Question 22

quoad

Answer 22

as long as

Question 23

tandem

Answer 23

finally

Question 24

temptō temptāre temptāvī temptātus

Answer 24

to try

Question 25

versus or vorsus

Answer 25

towards, facing

Question 26

fatīgō fatīgāre fatīgāvī fatīgātus

Answer 26

to tire

Question 27

posthumus (postumus) –a –um

Answer 27

posthumous

Question 28

diū

Answer 28

for a long time

Question 29

lapideus –a –um

Answer 29

of stone

Question 30

serviō servīre servīvī servītus

Answer 30

to serve

Question 31

sarcina –ae f.

Answer 31

baggage

Question 32

distringō –ere –strīnxī –strīctus

Answer 32

to draw (a weapon)

Question 33

moror morārī morātus sum

Answer 33

to delay

Question 34

poples –itis m.

Answer 34

hamstring

Question 35

gladius gladiī m. or gladium –iī n.

Answer 35

sword

Question 36

paululum

Answer 36

slightly, by a brief distance

Question 37

praeceps praecipitis, n.

Answer 37

the highest part, summit, precipice

Question 38

vallēs vallis f.

Answer 38

valley

Question 39

praecipitō praecipitāre praecipitāvī praecipitātus

Answer 39

to throw down

Question 40

spīrō spīrāre spīrāvī spīrātus

Answer 40

to breathe