Ars Poetica 58-78

Question 1

licet licēre licuit/licitum est

Answer 1

it is permitted; (+ subj.) although

Question 2

signō signāre signāvī signātus

Answer 2

to mark; stamp, seal

Question 3

praesēns –ntis

Answer 3

present

Question 4

folium foli(ī) n.

Answer 4

leaf

Question 5

prōnus –a –um

Answer 5

sloping; easy

Question 6

rītus –ūs m.

Answer 6

farm of religious ceremonial; form (rītū + gen. “in the manner of, like”)

Question 7

modo

Answer 7

only, just

Question 8

Aquilō –ōnis m.

Answer 8

the North wind

Question 9

arceō arcēre arcuī

Answer 9

to shut in, shut up

Question 10

diū

Answer 10

for a long time

Question 11

palūs –ūdis f.

Answer 11

marsh, swamp

Question 12

rēmus rēmī m.

Answer 12

oar

Question 13

vīcīnus –a –um

Answer 13

neighboring

Question 14

alō alere aluī altus

Answer 14

to nourish

Question 15

arātrum –ī n

Answer 15

plough

Question 16

nēdum

Answer 16

by no means; much less

Question 17

vīvāx –ācis

Answer 17

long–lived; lively

Question 18

penes

Answer 18

under the control of, in the power of (prep. + acc.)

Question 19

querimōnia querimōniae f.

Answer 19

complaint

Question 20

vōtum vōtī n.

Answer 20

vow, prayer

Question 21

compos compotis

Answer 21

possessing, master of

Question 22

elegī –ōrum m.

Answer 22

elegiac verses

Question 23

grammaticus –ī m.

Answer 23

a grammarian, scholar; elementary school teacher

Question 24

certō certāre certāvī certātus

Answer 24

to fight, compete

Question 25

adhūc

Answer 25

thus far, to this point, still

Question 26

līs lītis f.

Answer 26

lawsuit; quarrel