Sallust, Bellum Catilinae 1

Question 1

an

Answer 1

introduces an alternative question, or; introduces an Indirect Question, whether, if

Question 2

bēlua –ae f.

Answer 2

a beast, large, monstrous, or hideous

Question 3

certāmen certāminis n.

Answer 3

contest, competition; battle, combat, struggle; rivalry; (matter in) dispute

Question 4

cōnsulō cōnsulere cōnsuluī cōnsultum

Answer 4

to ask information/advice of; consult, take counsel; deliberate/consider; advise; decide upon, adopt; look after/out for (DAT), pay attention to; refer to

Question 5

cōnsultum cōnsultī n.

Answer 5

decree, decision

Question 6

decet decēre decuīt

Answer 6

adorn, become, grace; be proper, be right; (impers.) it is fitting (to)

Question 7

diū

Answer 7

for a long time

Question 8

efficiō efficere effēcī effectus (efficatus, rarely)

Answer 8

to make; bring about

Question 9

egeō egēre eguī

Answer 9

to need (+ gen./abl.), lack, want; require, be without

Question 10

fingō fingere fīnxī fīctus

Answer 10

to mold, form, shape; create, invent; produce; imagine; compose; devise, contrive; adapt, transform into; modify (appearance/character/behavior); groom; make up (story/excuse); pretend, pose; forge, counterfeit; act insincerely

Question 11

fluxus –a –um

Answer 11

flowing away; perishing, waning

Question 12

fruor fruī frūctus sum

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to enjoy (proceeds/socially/sexually), profit by, delight in (w/abl.)

Question 13

incipiō incipere incēpī inceptus

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to take on, begin

Question 14

indigeō indigēre indiguī

Answer 14

to be in need of, require (+gen.)

Question 15

ingenium –(i)ī n.

Answer 15

ability, talent; disposition

Question 16

magis or mage

Answer 16

to greater extent, more nearly; rather, instead; more

Question 17

nītor nītī nīxus sum

Answer 17

to press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor

Question 18

oboediō (oboēdiō or obaudiō) –īre

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to obey, yield obedience, be subject, serve

Question 19

ops opis f.

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power, might; help; influence; resources/wealth (pl.)

Question 20

opus n. (indeclinable)

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need, necessity, w. abl. of the thing needed

Question 21

pecus pecoris n.

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farm animals, esp. sheep and cattle; sheep (pl.), a flock of sheep

Question 22

praestō praestāre praestitī praestitus

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to excel, surpass; prevail; furnish, make available, hand over; play part; apply; fulfill; keep word; be responsible for

Question 23

priusquam or prius quam

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before; until; sooner than

Question 24

prōcēdō prōcēdere prōcessī prōcessus

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to proceed; advance; appear; come on stage

Question 25

prōnus –a –um

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prone, stooping

Question 26

quaerō quaerere quaesiī/quaesīvī quaesītus

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to search for, seek, ask; (absol.) seek or acquire wealth, etc.

Question 27

quam

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than; as, how; (+ superlative) as…as possible

Question 28

quō

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by how much more or less, that the more or less

Question 29

quoniam

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since, because

Question 30

rēctus –a –um

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right, proper; straight; honest, direct

Question 31

servitium servirti(ī) n.

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servitude, slavery

Question 32

situs –a –um

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situated, located

Question 33

studeō studēre studuī

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to desire, be eager for; busy oneself with; strive

Question 34

superus –a –um

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above, high; higher, upper, of this world; greatest, last, highest; (masc. pl. as subst.) the gods

Question 35

trānseō trānsīre trānsīvī/trānsiī trānsitus

Answer 35

to go over, cross

Question 36

uterque utraque utrumque

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which (of two), whichever, no matter which; one, either, one or other; (w/que) each/either (of two); both (separately); each side (pl.), each set

Question 37

ūtor ūtī ūsus sum

Answer 37

to use; experience, enjoy (+ abl.)

Question 38

velut or velutī

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even as, just as, like as, like (in a comparison)

Question 39

venter ventris m.

Answer 39

stomach, belly

Question 40

videō vidēre vidī vīsus

Answer 40

to see; (passive) be seen, seem

Question 41

vīs vis f.

Answer 41

force, power; violence; in pl., (physical) strength