Catullus 69

Question 1

admīror admirārī admirātus sum

Answer 1

marvel or wonder at, admire

Question 2

āla ālae f.

Answer 2

wing; upper arm

Question 3

bellus –a –um

Answer 3

pretty, nice, fine, charming

Question 4

bestia –ae f.

Answer 4

beast, creature

Question 5

caper caprī m.

Answer 5

he goat, billy goat

Question 6

crūdēlis crūdēle

Answer 6

savage, cruel

Question 7

cubō cubāre cubuī cubitum

Answer 7

lie down; go to bed

Question 8

dēlicia dēliciae f. (often plural) or delici(ōl)um –ī m.

Answer 8

pleasure; pl. pet, darling

Question 9

dēsinō dēsinere dēsiī dēsitus

Answer 9

cease, leave off, stop

Question 10

femur –oris n. (rarely femen –inis n.)

Answer 10

thigh

Question 11

ferō ferre tulī lātus

Answer 11

bear, carry; endure, withstand; say; take, accept

Question 12

fugiō fugere fūgī fugitus

Answer 12

run away, flee, escape, slip off

Question 13

fābula fābulae f.

Answer 13

talk, gossip; report

Question 14

habitō habitāre habitāvī habitātus

Answer 14

live in; dwell

Question 15

interficiō interficere interfēcī interfectus

Answer 15

kill

Question 16

labefactō labefactāre labefactāvī labefactātus

Answer 16

make unsteady; undermine, cause to weaken in resolve

Question 17

laedō laedere laesī laesus

Answer 17

injure, offend; handicap

Question 18

lapis lapidis m.

Answer 18

stone

Question 19

metuō metuere metuī

Answer 19

fear; w/ a, ab, fear danger (from)

Question 20

mīrus –a –um

Answer 20

extraordinary, remarkable

Question 21

mūnus mūneris n.

Answer 21

function, duty, task; gift; favor

Question 22

nam

Answer 22

explanatory particle, for; as encl., for lively or impatient emphasis, indicating the point of a line of questioning

Question 23

nāsus nāsī m. or nāsum nāsī n.

Answer 23

nose

Question 24

nōlō nōlle nōluī

Answer 24

be unwilling, not to wish

Question 25

perlūcidulus –a –um

Answer 25

transparent, translucent

Question 26

pestis pestis f.

Answer 26

physical destruction; plague, affliction, bane

Question 27

quārē

Answer 27

interr. & rel. how? for what reason? on account of which thing; wherefore, therefore

Question 28

quīdam quaedam quiddam

Answer 28

a particular - , a certain

Question 29

rārus –a –um

Answer 29

loosely woven; uncommon, rare; exquisite

Question 30

Rūfus –ī m.

Answer 30

a man’s cognomen; possibly M. Caelius Rufus, the friend of Cicero and lover of Clodia Metelli

Question 31

suppōnō suppōnere supposuī suppositus

Answer 31

put beneath, situate below

Question 32

tener tenera tenerum

Answer 32

soft, tender, delicate; romantically tender (with ref. to love poetry)

Question 33

trux trucis

Answer 33

harsh, fierce, cruel, savage

Question 34

valdē (valdius valdissimē)

Answer 34

vigorously; strongly, greatly; very

Question 35

vallēs vallis f.

Answer 35

valley

Question 36

vestis vestis f.

Answer 36

clothing; any drapery, such as a bedspread or sail (cf. Eng. A suit of sails)

Question 37

volō velle voluī

Answer 37

wish, be willing