Apocolocyntosis, ch. 2

Question 1

iam

Answer 1

now, already, by/even now; besides

Question 2

hōrologium –ī n.

Answer 2

a clock, horologe, sun-dial, water-clock

Question 3

trāmes –itis m.

Answer 3

a crossway; by–path or narrow way; a pass; course, line, track

Question 4

occāsus –ūs m.

Answer 4

a going down; setting; the west; fall, ruin, destruction (> occido)

Question 5

habēna –ae f.

Answer 5

a rein; strap, thong; whip; immissis or laxis habenis, with all the reins let out, without restraint, unchecked; pressis or adductis habenis, with tightened reins (> habeo)

Question 6

ortus ortūs m.

Answer 6

birth, rising

Question 7

arcus arcūs m.

Answer 7

bow, arch

Question 8

currus currūs m.

Answer 8

chariot

Question 9

Cynthia –ae f.

Answer 9

Diana, goddess of Mt. Cynthus

Question 10

obscūrus –a –um

Answer 10

dim, dark, obscure; dusky, shadowy, dingy; gloomy; imperceptible; inaudible; little known, insignifican (person); secret

Question 11

somnium somni(ī) n.

Answer 11

dream, vision; fantasy, day–dream

Question 12

facile

Answer 12

easily

Question 13

exitus exitūs m.

Answer 13

exit, departure; end, solution; death; outlet, mouth (of river)

Question 14

ūva –ae f.

Answer 14

grape

Question 15

vindēmiātor –ōris m.

Answer 15

grape-picker, vine-dresser

Question 16

rusticē

Answer 16

in a countrified way; clumsily, boorishly

Question 17

sērus –a –um

Answer 17

late, too late

Question 18

propior propius; proximus –a –um

Answer 18

nearer; nearest

Question 19

philosophus –a –um

Answer 19

philosophical

Question 20

adeō

Answer 20

such a point; precisely, exactly; thus far; indeed, truly; even

Question 21

fessus –a –um

Answer 21

tired, exhausted, weary

Question 22

adquiēscō adquiescere adquiēvī adquietus

Answer 22

to become quiet, come to rest; find comfort in

Question 23

coepī coepisse coeptum

Answer 23

to begin

Question 24

flectō flectere flēxī flexus

Answer 24

to bend, curve, bow; turn, curl; persuade, prevail on, soften

Question 25

contrahō contrahere contrāxī contractus

Answer 25

to collect, contract, reduce; shrink because of pain

Question 26

crēscō crēscere crēvī crētus

Answer 26

to come forth/to be; arise/spring (from); be born; become visible/great; grow (up); thrive, increase (size/number/honor), multiply; ascend; attain, be promoted

Question 27

inquietō –āre

Answer 27

to disturb, trouble

Question 28

dīvidō dīvidere dīvīsī dīvīsus

Answer 28

to divide; separate, break up; share, distribute; distinguish

Question 29

inveniō invenīre invēnī inventus

Answer 29

to find, discover

Question 30

trānseō trānsīre trānsīvī/trānsiī trānsitus

Answer 30

to go over, cross

Question 31

magis or mage

Answer 31

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

Question 32

senescō senescere senuī

Answer 32

to grow old, deteriorate

Question 33

augeō augēre auxī auctus

Answer 33

to increase, enlarge, augment; spread; honor, promote, raise; exalt; make a lot of

Question 34

dēdūcō dēdūcere dēdūxī dēductus

Answer 34

to lead/draw//pull/bring/stretch down/away/out/off; escort; eject/evict (claimant) divert/draw (water); draw (sword); spin; deduct/reduce/lessen; describe; deduce launch/bring downstream (ship); remove (force); entice; found/settle (colony)

Question 35

dēscrībō dēscrībere dēscrīpsī dēscrīptus

Answer 35

to mark off; divide, distinguish, describe; transcribe, copy out

Question 36

carpō carpere carpsī carptum

Answer 36

to pluck, seize; criticize, carp at

Question 37

quatiō quatere quassī quassum

Answer 37

to shake

Question 38

dēfōrmis dēfōrme

Answer 38

ugly

Question 39

nimis

Answer 39

very much; too much; exceedingly

Question 40

victrīx –cis

Answer 40

victorious, triumphant