Vergil, Eclogue 4.1-30

Question 1

Sīcelis Sīcelidis

note: the list for this poem is arbitrary; I have excluded words that I most students at this level are likely to know

Answer 1

Sicilian

Question 2

paulō

Answer 2

slightly

Question 3

arbustum –ī n.

Answer 3

growth of trees; grove; thicket

Question 4

iuvō iuvāre iūvī iūtus

Answer 4

to help; please

Question 5

myrīcē –ēs or myrīca –ae f.

Answer 5

tamarisk

Question 6

ulterior –ius; ultimus –a –um

Answer 6

farther; farthest

Question 7

Cūmaeus (Cūmānus) –a –um

Answer 7

Cumaean; of Cumae

Question 8

aetās aetātis f.

Answer 8

age

Question 9

saeculum saeculī n.

Answer 9

age; generation, people born at a time; mortal race; century

Question 10

nāscor nāscī nātus sum

Answer 10

to be born, come into being

Question 11

ōrdō ōrdinis m.

Answer 11

row

Question 12

ferreus –a –um

Answer 12

made of iron

Question 13

dēsinō dēsinere dēsiī dēsitus

Answer 13

to leave off, cease

Question 14

ac

Answer 14

and in addition

Question 15

faveō favēre fāvī fautus

Answer 15

to favor

Question 16

Lūcīna –ae f.

Answer 16

Lucina (goddess)

Question 17

adeō

Answer 17

so, to such a point, to such an extent

Question 18

decus decoris n.

Answer 18

beauty; ornament; glory

Question 19

Polliō –ōnis m.

Answer 19

a Roman cognomen, e.g., of C. Asinius Pollio

Question 20

irritus (inritus) –a –um

Answer 20

invalid, void

Question 21

solvō solvere solvī solūtus

Answer 21

to release, pay

Question 22

formīdō formīdinis f.

Answer 22

fear

Question 23

hērōs –ōis m.

Answer 23

demigod; hero

Question 24

pācō pācāre pācāvī pācātus

Answer 24

to render peaceful; to quiet

Question 25

mūnusculum –ī n.

Answer 25

a small gift or favor

Question 26

cultus cultūs m.

Answer 26

cultivation, civilization, dress, mode of life

Question 27

hedera –ae f.

Answer 27

ivy

Question 28

baccar –aris n.

Answer 28

a plant having a fragrant root

Question 29

tellūs tellūris f.

Answer 29

earth

Question 30

colocāsium –ī n.

Answer 30

marsh-lily

Question 31

fundō fundere fūdī fūsus

Answer 31

to pour, scatter

Question 32

acanthus –ī m.

Answer 32

the plant bear’s–foot

Question 33

lac lactis n.

Answer 33

milk

Question 34

distendō –ere –tendī –tēnsus –or tentus

Answer 34

to stretch apart or out; extend

Question 35

capella capellae f.

Answer 35

she–goat

Question 36

ūber ūberis n.

Answer 36

udder

Question 37

armentum –ī n.

Answer 37

herd

Question 38

cūnabula –ōrum n.

Answer 38

cradle; birthplace

Question 39

occidō occidere occidī occāsus

Answer 39

to go down; set; fall

Question 40

serpēns –entis (gen. pl. serpentum) m./f.

Answer 40

creeping thing; snake

Question 41

venēnum venēnī n.

Answer 41

poison

Question 42

vulgō

Answer 42

commonly

Question 43

amōmum –ī n.

Answer 43

an aromatic shrub, used in making balsam

Question 44

paulātim

Answer 44

gradually

Question 45

flāvēscō flāvēscere — —

Answer 45

to become golden/yellow

Question 46

campus campī m.

Answer 46

plain

Question 47

arista –ae f.

Answer 47

the beard of wheat

Question 48

sentis –is m./f.

Answer 48

thorn

Question 49

ūva –ae f.

Answer 49

grape

Question 50

quercus –ūs f.

Answer 50

an oak tree

Question 51

sūdō sūdāre sūdāvī sūdātus

Answer 51

to sweat

Question 52

roscidus –a –um

Answer 52

dew–covered, dewy

Question 53

mel mellis n.

Answer 53

honey