Catullus Unit 2 Vocab Part 1

bāsĭum, -ii, n.

Kiss

usquĕ

Continuously

conturbo (1)

To confuse

invĭdĕo, -vĭdēre, -vīdi, -vīsum

To envy

bāsĭātĭo, -ōnis, f.

Kissification

lasarpicifer

Silphium-Bearing

Cȳrēnae, -ārum, f.

Place in Libya

aestŭōsus, -a, -um

hot, sweltering

Battus, -i, m.

Founder of Cyrene

sīdus, -ĕris, n.

Star

bāsĭo (1)

To kiss

vēsānus, -a, -um

Frenzied, wild

fascĭno (1)

To bewitch, cast a spell (fascinum) on

cŭpĭdus, -a, -um

Desirous, eager

optingo, -tingĕre, -tigi

To occur

inspērans, -ntis

Not hoping/expecting

proprĭē

Properly, especially

quārē

How, for what reason, wherefore

rēstĭtŭo, -ŭĕre, -ŭi, -ūtum

To restore

castus, -a -um

Free from vice, pure

cinaedus, -a -um

Loosely used of a lewdly contemptible person; slutty

decet, decere, decuit

To be suitable or fitting

durus, -a, -um

Hard, harsh

irrumo (1)

To force someone to preform oral intercorse as a way to humiliate him

lumbus, lumbi M

loins

mas, (gen.), maris

A male

molliculus, -a, -um

Somewhat unmanly, gentle, feminine

nequeo, nequire, nequivi(ii), nequitus

To be unable to

parum

Too little

pathicus, -a, -um

passive (sexually)

pedico (1)

To force someone to perform anal intercourse

pilosus, pilosa -um

hairy

prurio, prurire

To tingle

artus, artūs M

Limb, sexual organs

auris, auris F

ear

demano (1)

to flow down

gestio, gestire, gestivi, gestitus

To be eager

identidem

repeatedly

nimium

Too much

sonitus, sonitūs M

noise

tenuis, tenue

thin

tintino (1)

to ring

torpeo, torpere

to be numb or paralyzed

decoctor, decoctoris M

a bankrupt person

insapiens, insapientis

foolish, unwise

sane

Surely, decidedly

siccus, -a, -um

dry

mica, micae F

particle, grain

rectus, -a -um

straight, erect

surripio, surripere, surripui, surreptus

to steal

venustas, venustatis F

charm, grace

acquiesco, -ere, acquievi, acquietus

to relax

appetens, appetentis (gen.)

seeking, attacking

aureolus, -a, -um

golden

deliciae, deliciarum F

pet, darling

desiderium, desideri(i) N

desire, an object of desire

levo (1)

to lighten

ligo (1)

to tie, bind

quid lubet

anything you like, anything at all

morsus, morsūs M

bite