Catullus 13

Question 1

accipiō accipere accēpī acceptus

Answer 1

receive, accept; hear

Question 2

afferō afferre attulī allātus

Answer 2

bring along, come with

Question 3

apud

Answer 3

prep. w/ acc., at, near, by; at the house of

Question 4

arānea arāneae f.

Answer 4

spiderweb, cobweb; spider

Question 5

bene; melius (comp.); optimē (superl.)

Answer 5

adv. well

Question 6

cachinnus cachinnī m.

Answer 6

laugh, guffaw; metaph. of rippling waves

Question 7

candidus –a –um

Answer 7

bright; white; fair-skinned (implying beauty); gorgeous (of a woman)

Question 8

contrā

Answer 8

in front, opposite; in return; on the other hand

Question 9

Cupīdō –inis m.

Answer 9

desire; object of desire (as term of affection); Cupid or Eros, companion of Venus/Aphrodite, personification of sexual desire

Question 10

cēna cēnae f.

Answer 10

dinner (the principal Roman meal, normally eaten in the evening)

Question 11

cēnō cēnāre cēnāvī cēnātus

Answer 11

dine

Question 12

diēs diēī m. or f.

Answer 12

day

Question 13

dō dare dedī datus

Answer 13

give, pay

Question 14

dōnō dōnāre dōnāvī dōnātus

Answer 14

give, dedicate

Question 15

ēlegāns –ntis

Answer 15

discriminating, refined, elegant

Question 16

Fabullus –ī m.

Answer 16

a nomen gentile of the Roman gens Fabius (dim. of Fabius); Fabullus in Catullus is a friend of Veranius, and accompanied him to Spain

Question 17

faciō facere fēcī factus

Answer 17

do, make, achieve, attain, reach

Question 18

faveō favēre fāvī fautus

Answer 18

be well-disposed, show favor to (w/dat.)

Question 19

inquam inquis inquit inquiunt

Answer 19

say

Question 20

merus –a –um

Answer 20

pure, undiluted (esp. of wine)

Question 21

nāsus nāsī m. or nāsum nāsī n.

Answer 21

nose

Question 22

olfaciō –acere –ēcī –actum

Answer 22

smell

Question 23

paucus –a –um

Answer 23

a few

Question 24

plēnus –a –um

Answer 24

full

Question 25

quis quid

Answer 25

interr. and indef. pronoun: who? what? anyone, anything

Question 26

rogō rogāre rogāvī rogātus

Answer 26

ask, ask for

Question 27

sacculus sacculī m.

Answer 27

purse

Question 28

sine

Answer 28

prep. w/ abl., without

Question 29

suāvis suāve

Answer 29

agreeable, pleasant

Question 30

sāl salis m.

Answer 30

salt; fig., of a quality that gives character and flavor, wit; by metonymy, the sea

Question 31

unguentum unguentī n.

Answer 31

a fragrant ointment, unguent, or perfume

Question 32

ve

Answer 32

or (encl. conj.)

Question 33

Venus –eris f.

Answer 33

Venus or Aphrodite, goddess of love and charm

Question 34

venustus –a –um

Answer 34

lovely, attractive, charming; graceful, pretty, neat

Question 35

vīnum vīnī n. or vīnus vīnī m.

Answer 35

wine