Confessions 1.16.26

Question 1

accūsō accūsāre accūsāvī accūsātus

Answer 1

to accuse, blame, find fault, impugn; reprimand; charge (w/crime/offense)

Question 2

• adquīrō –ere –quīsīvī –quīsītus *

Answer 2

to seek in addition; gain (> ad and quaero)

Question 3

adulēscēns adulēscentis

Answer 3

young, youthful; “minor” (in reference to the younger of two having same name); subs: young man or woman

Question 4

āiō

Answer 4

to say (defective), assert; say yes/so, affirm, assent; prescribe/lay down (law)

Question 5

appellō appellāre appellāvī appellātus

Answer 5

to call (upon); address; dun; solicit; appeal (to); bring to court; accuse; name

Question 6

aureus –a –um

Answer 6

of gold, golden; gilded; gold bearing; gleaming like gold; beautiful, splendid

Question 7

bibō bibere bibī

Answer 7

to drink; toast; visit, frequent (w/river name); drain, draw off; thirst for; suck, (fig.) wound

Question 8

** cognōscō cognōscere cognōvī cognitus **

Answer 8

to come to know, learn, recognize; in perfect, know; conduct an inquiry or trial

Question 9

commodus –a –um

Answer 9

suitable, convenient, obliging; opportune, timely; favorable, lucky; advantageous; standard, full weight/size/measure; desirable, agreeable; good (health/news)

Question 10

concitō concitāre concitāvī concitātus

Answer 10

to arouse, incite

Question 11

concutiō –cutere –cussī –cussus

Answer 11

shake, beat, strike; terrify; disturb, distract

Question 12

cōnfīdēns –entis

Answer 12

bold, daring, confident

Question 13

cōnspectus conspectūs m.

Answer 13

view, range of sight; aspect, appearance, look; perception, contemplation, survey

Question 14

Danaē –ēs f.

Answer 14

Danae, daughter of Acrisius, and mother of Perseus

Question 15

** dēcernō dēcernere dēcrēvī dēcrētus **

Answer 15

to decide/settle/determine/resolve; decree/declare/ordain; judge; vote for/contend

Question 16

doctor doctōris m.

Answer 16

teacher, instructor

Question 17

ēbrius –a –um

Answer 17

drunk, intoxicated; riotous

Question 18

ēlectus –a um superl. electissimus

Answer 18

select, choice

Question 19

ēloquentia –ae f.

Answer 19

eloquence

Question 20

exemplum exemplī n.

Answer 20

example, sample, specimen; instance; precedent, case; warning, deterrent; pattern, model; parallel, analogy; archetype; copy/reproduction, transcription

Question 21

explicō explicāre explicāvī/explicuī explicātus/explicitus

Answer 21

to untangle; extricate; unfold, explain

Question 22

forum forī n.

Answer 22

public square, marketplace, forum

Question 23

fūcus –ī m.

Answer 23

seaweed; dye (orig. that derived from a seaweed), pretense, disguise

Question 24

gremium gremi(ī) n.

Answer 24

lap, bosom

Question 25

homunciō –ōnis m.

Answer 25

a little man, manikin

Question 26

imber imbris m.

Answer 26

rain, storm

Question 27

*** indūcō inducere indūxī inductus ***

Answer 27

to lead in, bring in (performers); induce, influence; introduce; spread on, smear on

Question 28

īnsum inesse īnfuī

Answer 28

to be in

Question 29

iūdex iūdicis m.

Answer 29

judge; juror

Question 30

libīdō libidinis f.

Answer 30

desire/longing/wish/fancy; lust, wantonness; will/pleasure; passion/lusts (pl.)

Question 31

*** licet licēre licuit/licitum est ***

Answer 31

it is permitted; (+ subj.) although

Question 32

magisterium –ī n.

Answer 32

a directorship; teaching, guardianship

Question 33

maximē

Answer 33

most greatly

Question 34

mercēs mercēdis f.

Answer 34

pay, wages, interest; article for sale, commodity

Question 35

*** mittō mittere mīsī missus ***

Answer 35

to send; release, let go; omit, leave off (+ inf.)

Question 36

mulier mulieris f.

Answer 36

woman; wife; mistress

Question 37

necessārius –a –um

Answer 37

necessary/needed/essential/indispensable; vital/private (body part); inevitable; urgent/critical; unavoidable/compulsory; natural (death)

Question 38

nēquam

Answer 38

worthless, good for nothing; indecl. with comp. nequior, and sup. nequissimus

Question 39

ō

Answer 39

O

Question 40

ob

Answer 40

on account of, because of (+ acc.)

Question 41

pactum pactī n.

Answer 41

agreement, compact; way, manner; (quō ... pactō) how, in what manner

Question 42

pariēs parietis m.

Answer 42

wall (of a house)

Question 43

*** percutiō percutere percussī percussum ***

Answer 43

to hit, strike; kill, put to death

Question 44

perpetrō –āre

Answer 44

to carry through, complete, effect, achieve, execute, perform, accomplish, commit, perpetrate

Question 45

*** persuādeō persuādēre persuāsī persuāsus ***

Answer 45

to persuade, convince (+ dat.)

Question 46

pīctūra –ae f.

Answer 46

the art of painting; painting (> pingo)

Question 47

*** pingō pingere pīnxī pictus ***

Answer 47

to paint, tint, color; adorn/decorate/embellish with colored designs; depict, portray; depict in embroidery; [acu ~ => embroidery, needle–work]

Question 48

pretiōsus –a –um

Answer 48

of great value, costly, precious

Question 49

propīnō propīnāre

Answer 49

to drink to one’s health, pledge

Question 50

pūblicus –a –um

Answer 50

public; common, of the people/state; official [res publica => the state]

Question 51

quondam

Answer 51

formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter; on one occasion; at times, on occasion

Question 52

recordātiō –ōnis f.

Answer 52

a recalling to mind, recollection, remembrance

Question 53

salārium –ī n.

Answer 53

saltmoney, a pension, stipend, allowance, salary

Question 54

saxum saxī n.

Answer 54

rock, boulder, stone

Question 55

spectō spectāre spectāvī spectātus

Answer 55

to look at, observe

Question 56

spēs speī f.

Answer 56

hope

Question 57

stuprum stuprī n.

Answer 57

dillicit sex, ebauchery, sexual violation

Question 58

suprā

Answer 58

above, beyond; over; more than; in charge of, in authority over (adv. and prep. +acc.)

Question 59

tabula tabulae f.

Answer 59

writing tablet (wax covered board); records (pl.); document, deed, will; list; plank/board, flat piece of wood; door panel; counting/playing/notice board; picture, painting; wood panel for painting; metal/stone tablet/panel w/text

Question 60

Tartareus –a –um

Answer 60

pertaining to Tartarus; Tartarean; in a general sense, infernal, Tartarean (> Tartarus)

Question 61

templum templī n.

Answer 61

temple

Question 62

Terentius –(i)ī m.

Answer 62

Terentius, a nomen gentile; esp. P. Terentius Afer (“Terence”), the 2nd cent. BCE writer of Latin comedies, originally from Africa

Question 63

turpitūdō turpitūdinis f.

Answer 63

disgrace, turpitude

Question 64

vīnum vīnī n. or vīnus vīnī m.

Answer 64

wine