Chapter 20

Question 1

asticus –a –um

Answer 1

of the city, urban

Question 2

certāmen certāminis n.

Answer 2

contest, competition; battle, combat, struggle; rivalry; (matter in) dispute

Question 3

cōnferō cōnferre cōntulī cōllātus

Answer 3

to bring together, collect; transfer, move; compare; direct; confer (on)

Question 4

dēleō dēlēre dēlēvī dēlētus

Answer 4

to destroy

Question 5

displiceō displicēre displicuī displicitus

Answer 5

to displease

Question 6

ēdō ēdere ēdidī ēditus

Answer 6

to eject/emit; put/give forth (buds); beget; bear (fruit); display/evince/exhibit; utter solemnly; pronounce/decree (oracle); deliver (message); issue (command); publish; disclose, tell, relate, make known; declare, make formal statement; cause

Question 7

fācundia –ae f.

Answer 7

eloquence, fluency, command of language

Question 8

ferula –ae f.

Answer 8

a reed, whip, rod, ferule, staff

Question 9

flūmen flūminis n.

Answer 9

river, stream; any flowing fluid; flood; onrush [adverso ~ => against current]

Question 10

Gallia Galliae f.

Answer 10

Gaul

Question 11

Latīnus –a –um

Answer 11

of Latium; Latin; Latina, ae, f., a Latin woman (> Latium)

Question 12

laus laudis f.

Answer 12

praise, approval, merit; glory; renown

Question 13

lingua linguae f.

Answer 13

tongue; speech, language; dialect

Question 14

lūdus lūdī m.

Answer 14

game, play, sport, pastime, entertainment, fun; school, elementary school

Question 15

Lugdūnensis –e

Answer 15

of or belonging to Lugdunum

Question 16

mālō mālle māluī

Answer 16

to want more, prefer

Question 17

mergō –ere mersī mersus

Answer 17

to dip, immerse, plunge, w. abl. alone, or w. prep.; cover; (fig.), involve, overwhelm

Question 18

miscellus –a –um

Answer 18

mixed breed, hybrid; assorted

Question 19

nisi or nī

Answer 19

if…not, unless

Question 20

obiurgō –āre –āvī –ātum

Answer 20

to rebuke, scold

Question 21

peregrē or peregrī

Answer 21

abroad, away from home, out of the country

Question 22

praemium –(i)ī n.

Answer 22

prize, reward; gift; recompense

Question 23

scripta –ōrum n. pl.

Answer 23

writings, works (in poetry or prose)

Question 24

Sicilia –ae f.

Answer 24

Sicily

Question 25

spongia (spongea) –ae f.

Answer 25

sponge

Question 26

Syrācūsae –ārum f. pl.

Answer 26

Syracuse

Question 27

victor victōris m.

Answer 27

conqueror; victor; [in apposition => victorious, conquering]

Question 28

vincō vincere vīcī victus

Answer 28

to conquer, overcome