Ars Poetica 140-160

Question 1

mōlior mōlīrī mōlītus

Answer 1

to work at, devise; labor to bring about, devise

Question 2

ineptē

Answer 2

foolishly

Question 3

fūmus –ī m.

Answer 3

smoke

Question 4

fulgor –ōris m. or fulgur –ūris n.

Answer 4

lightning, flash, brightness

Question 5

speciōsus –a –um

Answer 5

handsome, beautiful, attractive

Question 6

dehinc

Answer 6

then next

Question 7

mīrāculum –ī n.

Answer 7

a marvel

Question 8

prōmō –ere –prōmpsī –prōmptus

Answer 8

bring out; put on stage

Question 9

Antiphatēs –ae m.

Answer 9

King of the Laestrygonians (Odyssey Book 10)

Question 10

Scylla –ae f.

Answer 10

The sea monster of Odyssey 12

Question 11

Cyclōps –ōpis m.

Answer 11

The monster of Odyssey 9

Question 12

Charybdis –is f.

Answer 12

The whirlpool of Odyssey 12

Question 13

reditus reditūs m.

Answer 13

return, revenue

Question 14

Diomēdēs –is m.

Answer 14

Diomedes, the Greek hero of the Trojan War

Question 15

interitus interitūs m.

Answer 15

death

Question 16

Meleager (Meleagros) –ī m.

Answer 16

An uncle of Diomedes, killed hunting the Calydonian Boar

Question 17

geminus –a –um

Answer 17

twin

Question 18

ōrdior ōrdīrī ōrsus sum

Answer 18

to begin

Question 19

ōvum –ī n.

Answer 19

egg

Question 20

ēventus ēventūs m.

Answer 20

result; denoument

Question 21

festīnō festīnāre festīnāvī festīnātus

Answer 21

to hurry

Question 22

secus; comp. sequior –ius

Answer 22

otherwise, differently, not so, the contrary

Question 23

dēspērō dēspērāre dēspērāvī dēspērātus

Answer 23

to despair

Question 24

tractō tractāre tractāvī tractātus

Answer 24

to deal with, treat

Question 25

nitēscō –ere nituī

Answer 25

to become bright

Question 26

mentior mentīrī mentītus

Answer 26

to lie

Question 27

remisceō –ēre — –mīxtus

Answer 27

to mingle again; mix

Question 28

discrepō discrepāre discrepuī

Answer 28

to be discordant in sound; (fig.)

Question 29

īmus –a –um

Answer 29

deepest, last

Question 30

plausor (plōsor) –ōris m.

Answer 30

one who applauds

Question 31

egeō egēre eguī

Answer 31

to want, need (+ gen.)

Question 32

aulaeum –ī n.

Answer 32

curtain

Question 33

sedeō sedēre sēdī sessus

Answer 33

to sit

Question 34

dōnec

Answer 34

until

Question 35

cantor –ōris m.

Answer 35

singer; performer

Question 36

plaudō plaudere plausī plausum

Answer 36

to strike; clap; approve, applaud

Question 37

decor –ōris m.

Answer 37

elegance, charm; an appropriate quality or shape

Question 38

signō signāre signāvī signātus

Answer 38

to mark; leave a visible trace of contact on

Question 39

humus humī f.

Answer 39

ground

Question 40

gestiō gestīre

Answer 40

to desire eagerly; act without restraint, exult

Question 41

collūdō –lūdere –lūsī –lūsum

Answer 41

to play (with); collude with

Question 42

temerē

Answer 42

rashly, without cause