Horace, Satire 1.5.51-104 Flashcards
paucus, a, um
few
Sarmentus, ī, m.
the name of freedman of Maecenas, and a professional scribe
scurra, ae, m.
clown, jester
Messius Cicirrus, Mess(i)ī Cicirrī
the name of another member the entourage, also a scurra (jester)
Mūsa, ae, f.
one of the Muses
memorō (1)
speak, mention; narrate; recall to mind
līs, lītis, f.
lawsuit
clārus, a, um
famous
Oscī, ōrum, m.pl.
the Oscans; the original inhabitants of Campania, thought of as socially inferior by the Romans
domina, ae, f.
mistress (legal or sexual)
exstō, exstāre, exstitī
project, stand out; exist
maior, maius
larger; older; (plural as substantive) ancestors
pugna, ae, f.
fight
prior, prius
first
equus, equī, m.
horse
ferus, a, um
wild, fierce
similis, simile
similar, like (+ gen. or dat.)
- accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptum
accept; admit
cornū, cornūs, n.
horn
- exsecō, exsecāre, exsecuī, exsectum
cut out
frons, frontis, f. (m.)
forehead
mutilus, a, um
having a part missing, truncated; (of animals) lacking horns
minitor (1)
threaten
foedus, a, um
disgusting
cicātrix, īcis, f.
scar
saetōsus, a, um
bristly, shaggy
laevus, a, um
left, left-hand
turpō (1)
make unclean, pollute; dishonor
Campānus, a, um
Campanian, of Campania
morbus, ī, m.
disease, illness
faciēs, faciēī, f.
appearance; beauty; face
permultus, a, um
a great deal, (pl.) a great many
iocor, iocārī, iocātus
jest, joke
pastor, pastōris, m.
shepherd
saltō (1)
dance
Cyclops, ōpos, m.
of the Cyclopes; Polyphemus
rogō (1)
ask
larva, ae, f.
ghost; horrific mask
tragicus, a, um
of tragedy, of drama
opus est
there is need for (+ dat. of person and abl.)
cothurnus, ī, m.
high boot, buskin (worn by tragic actors)
dōnō (1)
present, reward with
catēna, ae, f.
chain
vōtum, ī, n.
vow
Lar, Laris, m.
god of a particular place; household god
nihilum or nīlum, ī, n.
nothing
dēterior, ius
worse, inferior
dēnique
finally; in short, to sum up
far, farris, m.
barly
lībra, ae, f.
a pound
gracilis, e
slender, slight
pusillus, a, um
tiny
prorsus (prōrsus)
forward, straight ahead; absolutely; in fact, all in all
iūcundē
pleasantly, agreeably
cēna, ae, f.
dinner
- prōdūcō, prōdūcere, prōdūxī, prōductum
lead forth; advance; extend, prolong
- tendō, tendere, tetendī, tentus or tensus
stretch (out); offer
rectā
directly (adv.)
Beneventum, ī, n.
a city in Samnium (modern Benevento)
sēdulus, a, um
painstaking, careful, attentive
hospes, hospitis, m.
guest; host
paene
almost
macer, macra, macrum
lean, scraggy
ardeō, ardēre, arsī
burn up, burn out (intransitive)
turdus, -ī, m.
thrush
versō (1)
keep turning (transitive)
ignis, ignis, m.
fire
vagus, a, um
freely moving, wandering
dīlābor, dīlābī, dīlapsus
run away, flow away; spread; escape
Volcānus (Vulcānus), ī, m.
Vulcan, the god of fire; fire (by metonymy)
summus, a, um
highest
properō (1)
hurry, hasten
lambere
lick
conuīua, ae, m
table companion, guest
avidus, a, um
greedy, avaricious; greedy (for food)
- rapiō, rapere, rapuī, raptus
snatch, seize, carry away, plunder
restinguō, restinguere, rextinxī, restinctum
extinguish
Āpūlia, ae, f.
the region of S. Italy that Horace was from, roughly modern Puglia
nōtus, a, um
known; widely known, well-known
ostentō (1)
show, display
torreō, torrēre, torruī, torstum
burn up, parch
Atābulus, ī, m.
an Apulian name for the Sirocco, the hot wind from Africa
ērēpō, ērēpere, ērēpsī
crawl out
vīcīnus, a, um
neighboring
Trivīcum, ī, n.
an unidentified village in Apulia, near modern Trivico.
recipiō, recipere, recēpī, receptum
admit, receive
lacrimōsus, a, um
accompanied by weeping; causing tears
fūmus, ī, m.
smoke
ūdus, a, um
soggy, wet
folium, (i)ī, n.
leaf
rāmus, ī, m.
branch
- ūrō, ūrere, ussī, ustum
destroy by fire, burn
camīnus, -ī, m.
stove
mendax, ācis
untruthful
stultus, a, um
stupid
usque
all the way to (with ad or in etc.); completely, thoroughly.
- auferrō, auferre, abstulī, ablātum
carry away
intentus, a, um
intensely focused, intent
Venus, Veneris, f.
the goddess of sexual love; love
immundus, a, um
unclean, dirty
somnium, (i)ī, n.
dream
visus, visūs, m.
sight
nocturnus, a, um
of the night, nocturnal
vestis, vestis, f.
clothing, clothes
maculō (1)
stain, soil, make dirty
quattuor
four (indecl. adj.)
- rapiō, rapere, rapuī, raptus
snatch, seize, carry away, plunder
vigintī
twenty (indecl. adj.)
raeda, ae, f.
four-wheeled carriage
- maneō, manēre, mānsī, mānsum
remain
oppidulum, ī, n.
little town (diminutive of oppidum)
versus, ūs, m.
a turning; furrow (of a plow); line of writing; line of poetry
perfacilis, e
very easy
vēneō, vēnire, vēniī, (vēnitum) (conjugation like eo, īre, etc.)
be sold, be for sale
vīlis, e
cheap; worthless; contemptible
pānis, e
bread
longē
by far
pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum
beautiful
ultrā (adv.)
on the far side, beyond; beyond that point, further; more
callidus, a, um
clever
- soleō, solēre, solitus (semi-deponent)
be accustomed, be used to
umerus, ī, m.
shoulder
portō (1)
carry
Canusium, i(ī), n.
a town in Apulia (modern Canosa)
lapidōsus, a, um
full of stones, gritty
dītis, e
wealthy
urna, ae, f.
jar, pitcher; a unit of measure
Diomēdēs, is, m.
the famous Greek hero of the Iliad; king of Argos
condō, condere, condidī, conditum
put in; put away; bury; found, establish (a city)
ōlim
formerly; a long time ago; some day; sometimes
Rubī, ōrum, m.pl.
Rubi (modern Ruvo)
- perveniō, pervenīre, pervēnī, perventum
make it to, arrive at
utpote or ut pote
as one might expect, as is natural
carpō, carpere, carpsī, carptum
pluck; select; eat away; push oneself along, press on along (a road e.g.)
corruptus, a, um
rotten, decayed
imber, imbris, m.
rain
peior, peius
worse
adusque or ad usque
all the way to, as far as
Bārium, (i)ī, n.
Bari (an Adriatic port)
moenia, ium, n.pl.
walls (of a town)
Gnātia, ae, f.
a town on the Adriatic, between Bari and Brundisium
Lympha, ae, f.
a water nymph; (in pl.) water
īrātus, a, um
angry
exstruō, exstuere, extruxī, extructum
make a heap of; build up construct
risus, risūs, m
laughter, a laugh
iocus, ī, m
joke
tūs, tūris, n.
frankincense
liquescō, liquescere
become liquid, melt
līmen, inis, n.
threshold
sacer, sacra, sacrum
sacred
persuadeō, persuadēre, persuāsī, persuāsum
recommend; persuade
- cupiō, cupere, cupīvī, cupitus
desire, yearn for; want desperately
Iudaeus, a, um
of Judaea, Jewish
Apella, ae, m.
the name of a Jew (otherwise unknown)
- discō, discere, didicī
learn
sēcūrus, a, um
free from fears, untroubled
aevum, ī, n
age; span of time; lifetime
mīrus, a, um
remarkable, extraordinary
natūra, ae, f.
the conditions of birth; nature (sometimes personified)
- dēmittō, dēmittere, dēmīsī, dēmissum
send down
Brundisum, i(ī), n
Adriatic port at the end of the Via Appia; modern Brindisi
c(h)arta, -ae, f.
paper; page (of a text)
