Catullus Unit 2 Vocab Pt. 2

niteo, nitēre, nitui, -

to shine

passer, passeris M

sparrow or blue rock-thrush

pernix, (gen.), pernicis

leggy, long-legged

quicumque, cuiuscumque

whoever, whatever

sinus, sinūs M

lap

solaciolum, solacioli N

solace, comfort

Orcus, Orci M

Dis, god of the underworld; the underworld

circumsilio, circumsilire

to spring or leap around

gremium, gremi(i) N

lap

lugeo, lugēre, luxi, luctus

to mourn

mellitus, -a, -um

honey-sweet

pipio (1)

to chirp

rubeo, rubēre

to be or become red

tenebra, tenebrae F

darkness, shadow, place of concealment

tenebricosus, -a, -um

shadowy, dark

turgidulus, -a, -um

dim. of turgidus, swollen

gener, generi M

son-in-law

gnatus, gnati M

son

impense

more excessively

potis, undeclined

having the power, able; possible.

vulgus, vulgi N

the general public

fatuus, fatui M

asinine

gannio, gannire

to speak in a hostile manner

obliviscor, oblivisci, oblitus sum

to forget

obloquor, obloqui, oblocutus sum

to interrupt

praesens

in person

foedus, foederis N

bond/agreement

assiduus, assidua -um

persistent

deprecor, deprecari, deprecatus sum

to beg off

totidem, undeclined

the same number/as many

angiportum, angiporti N

narrow street or alley

glubo, glubere, glupsi, gluptus

to peel

magnanimus, -a, -um

brave

nepos, nepotis

grandson, descendant

quadrivium, quadrivii N

crossroad

excrucio (1)

to torment

fortasse

perhaps

obduro (1)

to persist, endure

destino (1)

to determine

fulgeo, fulgere, fulsi

to shine

ineptio, ineptire

to play the fool

invitus, -a, -um

unwilling

labellum, labelli N

lip

mordeo, mordēre, momordi, morsus

to bite

obstino (1)

to be determined

perditus, -a -um

ruined

perfero, -ferre, -tuli, -latus

to carry on

sector, sectari, sectatus sum

to pursue

ventito (1)

to keep coming

Eous, Eoa, Eoum

the dawn

alo, alere, alui, altus

to grow, develop

aratrum, aratri N

plow

complecto, -ere, complecti, complexus

to embrace

ile, ilis N

groin

praetereo,-ire, -ivi(ii), -itus

to pass by

pratum, prati N

meadow

rumpo, -ere, rupi, ruptus

to break

septemgeminus, -a, -um

sevenfold

tundo, ere, tutudi, tusus

to beat repeatedly

ulciscor, ulcisci, ultus sum

to punish