Confessions 1.19.30

Question 1

arēna (harēna) –ae f.

Answer 1

sand, desert, beach; (combat) arena

Question 2

• arguō arguere arguī argūtus *

Answer 2

to prove, argue, allege; disclose; accuse, complain of, charge, blame, convict

Question 3

atrōx

Answer 3

terrible, cruel

Question 4

aucupō aucupāre

Answer 4

to hunt for birds, to chase, give chase to, strive for, be on the look-out for, lie in wait for; watch for

Question 5

aurum aurī n.

Answer 5

gold

Question 6

** cēdō cēdere cessī cessum **

Answer 6

to go, move; yield; withdraw

Question 7

cellārium –(i)ī n.

Answer 7

a store-room, receptacle for food, a pantry; food, provisions

Question 8

excellentia –aef.

Answer 8

superiority,excellence,perfection

Question 9

foedus –a –um

Answer 9

foul

Question 10

fraudulentus –a –um

Answer 10

cheating, deceitful, fraudulent

Question 11

fūrtum fūrtī n.

Answer 11

theft; trick, deception; stolen article

Question 12

gula –ae f.

Answer 12

the gullet, weasand, throat, neck; the palate, i. e. gluttony, gormandizing, appetite

Question 13

imperitō imperitāre imperitāvī imperitātus

Answer 13

to command, govern, rule (> impero)

Question 14

innumerābilis –e

Answer 14

countless, innumerable, immeasurable, immense

Question 15

inquiētūdō –inis f.

Answer 15

restlessness, disquietude; feverishness, enthusiasm (for)

Question 16

** invideō invidēre invīdī invīsus **

Answer 16

to envy, regard with envy/ill will; be jealous of; begrudge, refuse (+ dat.)

Question 17

** libet (libēre) libuit libitum est **

Answer 17

it pleases, is pleasing, is agreeable

Question 18

ludicrum –ī n.

Answer 18

an amusement; plaything; sport, spectacle

Question 19

mancipium –ī n.

Answer 19

property, possession, slave; a taking by hand, formal acceptance, taking possession, seisin, legal purchase

Question 20

mendācium –ī n.

Answer 20

lie

Question 21

mēnsa mēnsae f.

Answer 21

table; course, meal; banker’s counter

Question 22

nūgātōrius –a –um

Answer 22

trifling, worthless, useless, futile, nugatory, insignificant, absurd, frivolous

Question 23

nux nucis f.

Answer 23

nut

Question 24

paedagōgus –ī m.

Answer 24

tutor, slave assigned to a young boy

Question 25

palaestra –ae f.

Answer 25

a place for wrestling or exercize; pl., wrestling, gymnastic, or palaestric games

Question 26

pariter

Answer 26

alike, likewise, at the same time

Question 27

passer passeris m.

Answer 27

sparrow

Question 28

pilula –ae f.

Answer 28

a little ball, globule; a pill

Question 29

praedium praedi(ī) n.

Answer 29

estate

Question 30

praefectus praefectī m.

Answer 30

prefect; esp. praefectus praetorio, commander of the praetorian guard

Question 31

puerīlis –e

Answer 31

pertaining to a boy; a boy’s; boyish (> puer)

Question 32

quid

Answer 32

what; why

Question 33

rēgnum rēgnī n.

Answer 33

royal power; power; control; kingdom

Question 34

saepe

Answer 34

often

Question 35

saeviō saevīre saeviī saevitum

Answer 35

to act savagely, rage

Question 36

statūra –ae f.

Answer 36

height, size, stature

Question 37

supplicium supplici(ī) n.

Answer 37

punishment, suffering; supplication; torture

Question 38

• vendō vendere vendidī venditus *

Answer 38

to sell

Question 39

vorāgō –inis f.

Answer 39

a chasm, abyss, gulf, whirlpool; torrent (> voro)