Petronius 46

Question 1

abigō abigere abēgī abāctus

Answer 1

to drive off or away from

Question 2

adversus or adversum + acc.

Answer 2

facing, opposite, against, opposed (to) (adv. and prep. + acc.)

Question 3

appetō appetere appetīvī appetītus

Answer 3

to make for, grasp

Question 4

argūtō –āre

Answer 4

to prattle, prate

Question 5

artificium artificī(ī) n.

Answer 5

craft, art

Question 6

avis avis f.

Answer 6

bird

Question 7

calx calcis f. and rarely m.

Answer 7

the heel, shoe

Question 8

cardēlis –is f.

Answer 8

goldfinch

Question 9

causidicus –ī m.

Answer 9

a pleader, advocate, special pleader

Question 10

certō or certē (certius)

Answer 10

without doubt, certainly

Question 11

cicarō –ōnis m.

Answer 11

boy

Question 12

collum collī n.

Answer 12

neck

Question 13

contentus –a –um

Answer 13

content, satisfied

Question 14

cōnsistō cōnsistere cōnstitī cōnstitus

Answer 14

to take position; , halt, stand

Question 15

discipulus discipulī m.

Answer 15

male student

Question 16

doceō docēre docuī doctus

Answer 16

to teach

Question 17

doctus –a –um

Answer 17

taught, learned, skilled

Question 18

domūsiō –ōnis f.

Answer 18

one’s own use

Question 19

dēprāvō –āre

Answer 19

to distort, disfigure, corrupt

Question 20

dērīdeō –rīdēre –rīsī –rīsus

Answer 20

to make fun of; mock

Question 21

extendō –ere –tendī –tentus (–tēnsus)

Answer 21

to stretch forth; stretch

Question 22

famēs famis f.

Answer 22

hunger, famine

Question 23

fascia –ae f.

Answer 23

a band, fillet

Question 24

fatuus –a –um

Answer 24

foolish

Question 25

fēriātus –a –um

Answer 25

keeping holiday, unoccupied, idle

Question 26

fīlum –ī n.

Answer 26

thread, string

Question 27

Graeculus –a –um

Answer 27

Greek, Greekling

Question 28

ideō

Answer 28

for this reason

Question 29

ingeniōsus –a –um

Answer 29

talented, naturally clever

Question 30

inquinō inquināre inquināvī inquinātus

Answer 30

to befoul, stain

Question 31

labrum –ī n.

Answer 31

lip

Question 32

latus latēris n.

Answer 32

side, flank, strength

Question 33

libenter

Answer 33

willingly

Question 34

liber librī m.

Answer 34

book

Question 35

mandūcō mandūcāre

Answer 35

to chew, eat, devour

Question 36

morbosus –a –um

Answer 36

unhealthy, disease–ridden; morbidly lustful

Question 37

morior morī mortuus sum

Answer 37

to die

Question 38

mūstēla (mūstella) –ae f.

Answer 38

a weasel

Question 39

nēnia –ae f.

Answer 39

a funeral song; (in plural) foolishness, silly things

Question 40

onus oneris n.

Answer 40

load, burden

Question 41

persuādeō persuādēre persuāsī persuāsus

Answer 41

to persuade

Question 42

prae

Answer 42

before (+ abl.), in the face of, in view of

Question 43

praecō –ōnis m.

Answer 43

herald, auctioneer

Question 44

prīmigenius –a –um

Answer 44

first-born; first of all, original, primitive

Question 45

resiliō silīre siluī —

Answer 45

to leap back, spring back

Question 46

rubrīcō –āre

Answer 46

to color red

Question 47

satis or sat (comp. satius)

Answer 47

enough

Question 48

servulus –ī m.

Answer 48

young slave

Question 49

tempestās tempestātis f.

Answer 49

season

Question 50

tonstrīnum (–einum) –ī n.

Answer 50

the act or calling of a barber

Question 51

vacō vacāre vacāvī vacātus

Answer 51

to be empty

Question 52

vīlla vīllae f.

Answer 52

estate