Apocolocyntosis ch. 13

Question 1

novissimē

Answer 1

very recently; lastly; eventually

Question 2

ad *

Answer 2

toward, to; for the purpose of (+ acc.); * to suit, for the benefit of

Question 3

āgmen āgminis n.

Answer 3

line (of march), column; army; multitude, throng

Question 4

āgnōscō āgnōscere āgnōvī agnitus

Answer 4

to recognize, acknowledge

Question 5

Asinius –a –um

Answer 5

belonging to the Roman gens Asinia; Sex. Asinius Celer was consul in 38

Question 6

assuēscō assuescere assuēvī assuētum

Answer 6

to grow accustomed to

Question 7

balneum or balineum –ī n. or balneus –ī m. or balnae –ārum f.

Answer 7

a bath, a place for bathing

Question 8

bēlua –ae f.

Answer 8

a beast, large, monstrous, or hideous

Question 9

centiceps, centicipitis

Answer 9

Hundred-headed

Question 10

compendaria –ae f.

Answer 10

quick route, short cut

Question 11

consanguineus, a, um

Answer 11

related by blood, kindred

Question 12

convolō –volāre

Answer 12

to fly together, come hastily together, run together

Question 13

Cotta –ae m.

Answer 13

Cotta (a name); this Cotta is not otherwise known

Question 14

decus decoris n.

Answer 14

beauty, grace; ornament, glory, honor

Question 15

dēlectō dēlectāre dēlectāvī dēlectātus

Answer 15

to delight, please, amuse, fascinate; charm, lure, entice; be a source of delight; (passive) be delighted/glad, take pleasure; (+ inf.) enjoy (being/doing)

Question 16

dēlicia dēliciae f. (often plural)

Answer 16

delight, pleasure, charm, allurement, luxury, voluptuousness, pet; * in deliciis habere “treat as a pet”

Question 17

Dīs –ītis m.

Answer 17

Pluto, the ruler of Hades

Question 18

enim

Answer 18

in fact, indeed; for

Question 19

ēvolō ēvolāre ēvolāvī ēvolātus

Answer 19

to fly away

Question 20

excipiō excipere excēpī exceptus

Answer 20

to take out; remove; follow; receive; ward off, relieve

Question 21

gener generī m.

Answer 21

son–in–law

Question 22

Horātius –a –um

Answer 22

Horace, Horatius (name of a Roman gens); here Horatius Flaccus, the famous poet

Question 23

iaceō iacēre iacuī

Answer 23

to lie; lie down; lie ill/in ruins/prostrate/dead; sleep; be situated

Question 24

imparātus –a –um

Answer 24

not ready, unprepared, unprovided, unfurnished

Question 25

inferī –ōrum m.

Answer 25

the dead; the lower world

Question 26

interfector –ōris m.

Answer 26

slayer, murderer, assassin; a destroyer

Question 27

itaque

Answer 27

and so, accordingly; thus, therefore, consequently

Question 28

Iuncus –ī m.

Answer 28

a Roman name; Iuncus Vergilianus was executed for involvement with Messalina and Silius

Question 29

laus laudis f.

Answer 29

praise, approval, merit; glory; renown

Question 30

Lusius –(i)ī m.

Answer 30

a Roman name; Saturninus Lusius was an ex-consul and victim of Suillius

Question 31

Māvortius –a –um or Mārtius –a –um

Answer 31

pertaining to Mavors or Mars; ; warlike, martial; of Mars; son of Mars; received in battle, honorable; sacred to Mars (> Mavors)

Question 32

Mnestēr –ēris m.

Answer 32

a (male) Greek name; the name of a famous pantomime actor

Question 33

mōmentum –ī n.

Answer 33

weight, importance; moment of time, moment

Question 34

Myrō or Myrōn –ōnis m.

Answer 34

Myron, a famous Greek sculptor, 5th cent. BCE

Question 35

nēcubī

Answer 35

that nowhere, lest anywhere

Question 36

nitidus –a –um

Answer 36

shining, bright, glittering (> niteo)

Question 37

obvolvō obvolvere obvoluī obvolūtum

Answer 37

to cover completely

Question 38

pantomīmus –ī m.

Answer 38

a ballet-dancer, pantomime; pantomime actor

Question 39

percrēb(r)ēscō –crēb(r)ēscere –crēb(r)uī —

Answer 39

to become frequent, grow prevalent, be spread abroad

Question 40

perveniō pervenīre pervēnī perventus

Answer 40

to come to; reach; arrive

Question 41

plausus –ūs m.

Answer 41

a beating, clapping, flapping; fluttering sound; plaudit, applause (> plaudo)

Question 42

podagricus –a –um

Answer 42

gouty, podagric

Question 43

Polybius –iī m.

Answer 43

Polybius; a favorite of Claudius

Question 44

praetōrius –a –um

Answer 44

praetorian, having the status of praetor or ex-praetor

Question 45

prōcēdō prōcēdere prōcessī prōcessus

Answer 45

to proceed; advance; appear

Question 46

prōclīvis –e

Answer 46

sloping, steep, going downward, downhill

Question 47

pusillus –a –um

Answer 47

puny; (neut. Substantive “a tiny bit”)

Question 48

Rufrius –iī m.

Answer 48

Rufrius Pollio was made praetorian prefect in 41

Question 49

sānē

Answer 49

reasonably, sensibly; certainly, truly; however; yes, of course

Question 50

sella –ae f.

Answer 50

a seat; chair; chair of state (> sedeo)

Question 51

Sex.

Answer 51

the praenomen Sextus

Question 52

socer socerī m.

Answer 52

father–in–law

Question 53

socrus –ūs f.

Answer 53

a father– or mother–in–law

Question 54

subalbus, a, um

Answer 54

somewhat white, whitish

Question 55

Talthybius, (i)ī, m.

Answer 55

the herald of Agamemnon; (here) Mercury

Question 56

Traulus –ī m.

Answer 56

Sextus Traulus was an eques implicated with Messalina and Silius

Question 57

Trogus –ī m.

Answer 57

Trogus, a Roman cognomen; this Trogus was implicated with Messalina and Silius

Question 58

Valens Valentis m.

Answer 58

Vettius Valens was a doctor, implicated with Messalina and Silius

Question 59

villōsus –a –um

Answer 59

shaggy, hairy (> villus)