Catullus 1-3

Question 1

ācer ācris ācre

Answer 1

sharp, keen; fierce

Question 2

adquiēscō adquiescere adquiēvī adquietus

Answer 2

to become quiet, come to rest

Question 3

aevum aevī n.

Answer 3

eternity; lifetime, age

Question 4

• appetō appetere appetīvī appetītus

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to seek/grasp after, desire; assail; strive eagerly/long for; approach

Question 5

ārdor ārdōris m.

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burning, heat, eagerness

Question 6

āridus –a –um

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dry, arid, parched

Question 7

• auferō auferre abstulī ablātus

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to carry away, take away, remove

Question 8

aureolus –a –um

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golden

Question 9

bellus –a –um

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pretty, handsome, neat, pleasant, fine, agreeable, charming

Question 10

cārus –a –um

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precious; dear (to) (+ dat.)

Question 11

charta chartae f.

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a leaf of Egyptian papyrus, paper

Question 12

circumsiliō circumsilīre

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to leap around, dance around

Question 13

Cornēlius –iī m.

Answer 13

a Roman nomen gentile

Question 14

cupīdō –inis f.

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desire; object of desire (as term of affection); Cupid or Eros

Question 15

dēlicia dēliciae f. (often plural)

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delight, pleasure, charm, allurement, luxury, voluptuousness, pet

Question 16

dēsīderium dēsīderi(ī) n.

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desire

Question 17

dēvorō dēvorāre dēvorāvī dēvorātus

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to swallow, gulp down, devour, consume

Question 18

digitus digitī m.

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finger

Question 19

diū

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for a long time

Question 20

doctus –a –um

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taught, learned, skilled

Question 21

dōnō dōnāre dōnāvī dōnātus

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to give; present, reward

Question 22

explicō explicāre explicāvī/explicuī explicātus/explicitus

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to unfold, explain

Question 23

expoliō expolīre expolīvī expolītus

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to smooth, polish, finish, adorn, embellish, refine, elaborate

Question 24

factum factī n.

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deed

Question 25

fleō flēre flēvī flētus

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to cry for; cry, weep

Question 26

grātus –a –um

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charming, pleasing; grateful, pleased

Question 27

gremium gremi(ī) n.

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lap, bosom

Question 28

hūc

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to here, hither

Question 29

illūc

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there, thither

Question 30

incitō incitāre incitāvī incitātus

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to enrage; urge on; inspire; arouse

Question 31

iocor iocārī iocātus sum

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to jest, joke

Question 32

Italī –ōrum m.

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the Italians

Question 33

labōriōsus –a –um

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full of labor, laborious, toilsome, wearisome, difficult, troublesome

Question 34

lepidus –a –um

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charming, nice

Question 35

levō levāre levāvī levātus

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to lift; support; erect, set up; lift off, remove (load); comfort

Question 36

libellus libellī m.

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booklet, little book

Question 37

* libet (libēre) libuit libitum est

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it is pleasing

Question 38

* lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus

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to play, mock, tease, trick

Question 39

lūgeō lūgēre lūxī lūctum

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to mourn, grieve

Question 40

male

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badly

Question 41

* maneō manēre mānsī mānsūrus

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to remain, stay; await; abide; wait for; continue; last; spend the night

Question 42

mellītus –a –um

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of honey, sweet with honey

Question 43

misellus –a –um

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poor, wretched, unfortunate

Question 44

morsus morsūs m.

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a biting, bite

Question 45

multum

Answer 45

much, a lot

Question 46

namque

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for in fact

Question 47

nescioquis nescioqua nescioquid

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some unknown (to me)

Question 48

nitēns –entis

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shining, glittering, sparkling; bright; (fig.), sleek, well–fed

Question 49

* nōscō nōscere nōvī nōtus

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to come to know, learn, recognize; (in perfect) know; become familiar with

Question 50

nugae nugārum f.

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jests, idle speech, trifles

Question 51

ocellus ocellī m.

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little eye; eyelet; darling

Question 52

opus operis n.

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work; need

Question 53

Orcus –ī m.

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Orcus, the lower world, Hades; personif., the god of the lower world, Orcus, Dis, Pluto.

Question 54

passer passeris m.

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sparrow

Question 55

patrōna patrōnae f.

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protectress, patroness

Question 56

perennis perennis perenne

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lasting throughout the year, everlasting, never failing, unceasing, perpetual

Question 57

pernīx, pernīcis

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swift, nimble, agile; persistent, perserving; leggy, long–legged

Question 58

pīpiō pīpiāre pīpiāvī pīpiātus

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to chirp, pip

Question 59

pūmex pūmicis m.

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pumice–stone

Question 60

quāliscumque quālecumque

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whatever kind, whatever sort

Question 61

quantum

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so much as; how much; how far

Question 62

quārē

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because of which thing; therefore; why

Question 63

* redeō redīre rediī reditum

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to return, go back, give back; fall back on, revert to; respond, pay back

Question 64

rubeō rubēre rubuī

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to be red, be ruddy

Question 65

saeculum saeculī n.

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age; generation, people born at a time; breed, race; present time; age, century

Question 66

sīcut

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as, just as; like; in same way; as if; as it certainly is; as it were

Question 67

sinus sinūs m.

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fold of a garment; lap, bay, gulf

Question 68

solāciolum –ī n.

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solace, comfort (dim. of solacium)

Question 69

* solvō solvere solvī solūtus

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to loosen; free, release; dissolve

Question 70

tenebrae tenebrārum f. pl.

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darkness

Question 71

tenebricōsus –a –um

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full of darkness, utterly obscure, shrouded in gloom, dark, gloomy

Question 72

trēs tria

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three

Question 73

turgidulus –a –um

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puffed, swollen

Question 74

venustus –a –um

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charming, pleasing, winning, agreeable, beautiful

Question 75

ūsque

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all the way, right on; all the time, continuously, at every point, always

Question 76

zōna –ae f.

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girdle