Catullus 86

Question 1

candidus –a –um

Answer 1

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

Question 2

cōnfiteor cōnfitērī cōnfessus sum

Answer 2

admit

Question 3

fōrmōsus (fōrmonsus) –a –um

Answer 3

full of looks; handsome, beautiful

Question 4

mīca –ae f.

Answer 4

particle, grain

Question 5

nam

Answer 5

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

Question 6

negō negāre negāvī negātus

Answer 6

deny, refuse, say that… not

Question 7

Quintia –ae f.

Answer 7

a Roman woman’s name; here she may or may not be related to Quintius of 82 and 100

Question 8

rēctus –a –um

Answer 8

straight, erect, straight-limbed

Question 9

singulī –ae –a

Answer 9

one apiece; taken separately, individual

Question 10

sum esse fuī futūrus

Answer 10

to be

Question 11

surripiō surripere surripuī surreptum

Answer 11

steal

Question 12

sāl salis m.

Answer 12

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

Question 13

sīc

Answer 13

in this way, so, thus

Question 14

tam

Answer 14

to such a degree, so

Question 15

tum or tunc

Answer 15

then, at that time

Question 16

Venus Veneris f.

Answer 16

Venus or Aphrodite; love; charm; sex

Question 17

venustās venustātis f.

Answer 17

charm, grace, delightfulness