Catullus 60

Question 1

ac

Answer 1

and; with comparisons, than

Question 2

aut; aut…aut

Answer 2

or

Question 3

contemnō contemnere contempsī contemptus

Answer 3

despicable, contemptible

Question 4

cor cordis n.

Answer 4

heart

Question 5

cāsus cāsūs m.

Answer 5

fall; accident, chance, fortune, situation, plight

Question 6

dūrus –a –um

Answer 6

hard; harsh, pitiless; dull; wooden, heavy, solid

Question 7

ferus –a –um

Answer 7

fierce, wild, savage; inhuman, cruel

Question 8

habeō habēre habuī habitus

Answer 8

have, hold

Question 9

īnferus –a –um

Answer 9

lowest, deepest

Question 10

inguen –inguinis n.

Answer 10

groin (pl.) loins

Question 11

leaena –ae f.

Answer 11

lioness

Question 12

Libystīnus –a –um

Answer 12

African

Question 13

lātrō lātrāre lātrāvī lātrātus

Answer 13

bark

Question 14

nimis

Answer 14

too much; very much

Question 15

procreō –āre –āvī –ātum

Answer 15

procreate, engender, beget

Question 16

Scylla –ae f.

Answer 16

a cliff-dwelling monster in the Straights of Messina (between Italy and Sicily); she had dogs as part of her lower body, and would devour sailors on passing ships; Charybdis is on the other side of the strait

Question 17

supplex supplicis

Answer 17

making humble entreaty; suppliant

Question 18

taeter –tra –trum

Answer 18

foul, vile, horrible

Question 19

tam

Answer 19

to such a degree, so