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iste, ista, istudthat, that of yours, that which you refer to; such
'''Vārus, -i, m.:''' friend of Catullus
varus, vara, varumbent-outwards; bandy; bow-legged; contrasting
 
probus, proba, probumgood, honest
'''prŏbē:''' rightly, well, properly
nosco, noscere, novi, notusget to know; learn, find out; become cognizant of/acquainted/familiar with
 
venustus, venusta, venustumattractive, charming, graceful, pretty, neat
'''nosco, -ĕre, nōvi, nōtum:''' know
dicax, dicacis (gen.), dicacior -or -us, dicacissimus -a -umwitty; sarcastic; w/ready tongue; given to mocking another; satirical
 
urbanus, urbana, urbanumof the city; courteous; witty, urbane
'''vĕnustus, -a, -um:''' lovely, attractive, charming; graceful, pretty, neat
longus, longa -um, longior -or -us, longissimus -a -umlong; tall; tedious, taking long time; boundless; far; of specific length/time
 
multus, multa -um, -, plurimus -a -ummuch, many, great, many a; large, intense, assiduous; tedious
'''dĭcax, -ācis:''' well-spoken, quick with repartee
verto, vertere, verti, versusturn, turn around; change, alter; overthrow, destroy
 
puto, putare, putavi, putatusthink, believe, suppose, hold; reckon, estimate, value; clear up, settle
'''urbānus, -a, -um:''' of the city, esp. Rome; having city manners, urbane
mille, milis Nthousand; thousands; miles
 
decemten
'''longē:''' by far
plus, pluris Nmore, too much, more than enough; more than; higher price/value
 
perscribo, perscribere, perscripsi, perscriptusreport; describe; write out in full; finish writing, write a detailed record
'''plūrĭmus, a, um:''' most, very much, very many (superlative of ''multus'').
palimpsestus, palimpsesti Mpalimpsest
 
refero, referre, rettuli, relatusbring/carry back/again/home; move/draw/force back, withdraw; go back, return
'''versus, -ūs, m.:''' line of writing, verse of poetry
carta, cartae Fpapyrus; record/letter, book/writing; thin metal sheet/leaf
 
regius, regia, regiumroyal, of a king, regal
'''pŭto (1):''' think
novus, nova -um, novior -or -us, novissimus -a -umnew, fresh, young; unusual, extraordinary
 
liber, libri Mbook, volume; inner bark of a tree
'''mille, pl. mīlia:''' a thousand
novus, nova -um, novior -or -us, novissimus -a -umnew, fresh, young; unusual, extraordinary
 
umbilicus, umbilici Mnavel, middle, center; center of country/region; ornamented end of scroll
'''dĕcem:''' indecl. adj., ten
lorum, lori Nleather strap, thong; shoe strap; rawhide whip; dog leash; reins
 
ruber, rubra, rubrumred, ruddy, painted red
'''plūs, plūris:''' adj. & adv., more
membrana, membranae Fmembrane; skin; parchment
 
derigo, derigere, derexi, derectusarrange/set in line/direction; align; set in order; form up, fall in
'''perscrībo, -bĕre, -psi, -ptum:''' write out in full, finish writing
plumbum, plumbi Nlead
 
pumex, pumicis Mpumice stone, similar volcanic rock
'''pălimpsestus, -i, m.:''' a palimpsest, papyrus recycled by erasure to make a low-cost writing material
aequo, aequare, aequavi, aequatuslevel, make even/straight; equal; compare; reach as high or deep as
 
lego, legere, legi, lectusread; gather, collect; furl, weigh; pick out
'''rĕfĕro, refĕrre, rettŭli, rĕlātum:''' w/ ''in'' + abl., write down
bellus, bella -um, bellior -or -us, bellissimus -a -umpretty, handsome, charming, pleasant, agreeable, polite; nice, fine, excellent
 
urbanus, urbana, urbanumof the city; courteous; witty, urbane
'''carta, -ae, f.: ''' a sheet or roll of papyrus
unus, una, unum (gen -ius)alone, a single/sole; some, some one; only; one set of
 
caprimulgus, caprimulgi Mcountry bumpkin, goat-milker; nightjar/goatsucker
'''rēgĭus, -a, -um:''' royal; princely, splendid
fossor, fossoris Mone who digs the ground
 
rursusturned back, backward; on the contrary/other hand, in return, in turn, again
'''nŏvus, -a, -um:''' latest, last
tantus, tanta, tantumof such size; so great, so much
 
abhorreo, abhorrere, abhorrui, -abhor, shrink back; be averse to, shudder at; differ from; be inconsistent
'''lĭber, -bri, m.:''' the inner bark of a tree; book, volume, roll
muto, mutare, mutavi, mutatusmove, change, shift, alter, exchange, substitute; modify
 
puto, putare, putavi, putatusthink, believe, suppose, hold; reckon, estimate, value; clear up, settle
'''umbĭlīcus, -i, m.:''' navel; the ornamental end of the cylinder on which a papyrus roll is wound
modus, modi Mmanner, mode, way, method; rule, rhythm, beat, measure, size; bound, limit
 
scurra, scurrae Mfashionable idler, man about town, rake; professional buffoon, comedian/clown
'''lōrum, -i, n.:''' a leather strap for tying
infacetus, infaceta, infacetumcoarse, boorish
 
rus, ruris Ncountry, farm
'''rŭber, -bra, -brum:''' red
simulat same time; likewise; also; simultaneously; at once
 
poema, poematis Npoem, composition in verse; poetic piece; poetry
'''membrāna, -ae, f.:''' sheepskin or goatskin used as parchment or as a cover for manuscripts
attingo, attingere, attigi, attactustouch, touch/border on; reach, arrive at, achieve; mention briefly; belong to
 
nequenor; and not, not, neither
'''derigo, derigĕre, dĕrexi, dĕrectum:''' align, make straight, aim
umquamever, at any time
 
equus, aequa -um, aequior -or -us, aequissimus -a -umlevel, even, equal, like; just, kind, impartial, fair; patient, contented
'''plumbum, -i, n.:''' lead, used for drawing lines
beatus, beata -um, beatior -or -us, beatissimus -a -umhappy, fortunate, bringing happiness; rich, wealthy, copious, sumptuous
 
poema, poematis Npoem, composition in verse; poetic piece; poetry
'''pūmex, ĭcis, m.:''' pumice or any similar volcanic rock, used to smooth the ends of book-rolls
scribo, scribere, scripsi, scriptuswrite; compose
 
tamso, so much; to such an extent/degree; nevertheless, all the same
'''aequo (1):''' make level, even, or smooth
gaudeo, gaudere, gavisus sumbe glad, rejoice
 
tamso, so much; to such an extent/degree; nevertheless, all the same
'''lĕgo, lĕgĕre, lēgi, lectum:''' gather; remove; pick out; read, read about
miro, mirare, miravi, miratusbe amazed/surprised/bewildered; look in wonder/awe/admiration at
 
nimirumwithout doubt, evidently, forsooth
'''bellus, -a, -um:''' pretty, nice, fine, charming
fallo, fallere, fefelli, falsusdeceive; slip by; disappoint; be mistaken, beguile, drive away; fail; cheat
 
nequenor; and not, not, neither
'''ūnus, -a, -um:''' adj., one, alone, only; any, an ordinary
quisquam, cuiusquam any, anyone anything; any man, any person
 
aliquasomehow, in some way or another, by some means or other; to some extent
'''căprĭmulgus, -i, m.:''' goat milker
attribuo, attribuere, attribui, attributusassign/allot/attribute/impute to; grant, pay; appoint, put under jurisdiction
 
error, erroris Mwandering; error; winding, maze; uncertainty; deception
'''fossor, -ōris, m.:''' a digger, agricultural laborer, ditchdigger
mantica, manticae Ftraveling-bag, knapsack
 
tergum, tergi Nback, rear; reverse/far side; outer covering/surface
'''rursus:''' adv., back again; contrariwise
 
'''tantus, -a, -um:''' so much, pl. so many; so great, such
 
'''ăbhorrĕo, -ēre, -ui:''' shrink back from; be inconsistent
 
'''mūto (1):''' change
 
'''mŏdŏ:''' adv., just now, just
 
'''scurra, -ae, m.:''' a fashionable man about town
 
'''scītus, a, um:''' knowing, shrewd, wise, acute, experienced, skilful, adroit, etc. (from ''scisco'', to learn, ascertain, know)
 
'''infăcētus, -a, -um:''' boorish, gauche
 
'''rūs, rūris, n.:''' country, boondocks
 
'''sĭmŭl:''' adv., at the same time, tohether, as well; conj., as soon as
 
'''pŏēma, -ătis, n.:''' poem
 
'''attingo, -tingĕre, -tĭgi, -tactum:''' touch
 
'''nĕque:''' conj., adv. and not
 
'''umquam:''' adv., ever
 
'''aequē:''' adv., equally
 
'''bĕātus, -a, -um:''' happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do
 
'''scrībo, -bĕre, -psi, -ptum:''' write; mark up, inscribe with drawings
 
'''tam:''' adv., to such a degree, so
 
'''gaudĕo, gaudēre, gāvīsus sum:''' rejoice, take pleasure
 
'''mīror, -āri, -ātus sum:''' be amazed, wonder, marvel at
 
'''nīmīrum:''' no wonder, doubtless
 
'''fallo, fallĕre, fĕfelli, falsum:''' trick, deceive, mislead; pass., err
 
'''quisquam, quicquam:''' indef. pron., anyone, anything
 
'''ălĭquis, aliquid:''' indef. pron., someone, something; indef. adj., some
 
'''attrĭbŭo, -ŭĕre, -ŭi, -ūtum:''' assign, allot
 
'''error, -ōris, m.:''' a wandering; deviation, mistake
 
'''mantĭca, -ae, f.:''' knapsack
 
'''tergum, -i, n.:''' back; hide from an animal's back
 
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Vārus, -i, m.: friend of Catullus

prŏbē: rightly, well, properly

nosco, -ĕre, nōvi, nōtum: know

vĕnustus, -a, -um: lovely, attractive, charming; graceful, pretty, neat

dĭcax, -ācis: well-spoken, quick with repartee

urbānus, -a, -um: of the city, esp. Rome; having city manners, urbane

longē: by far

plūrĭmus, a, um: most, very much, very many (superlative of multus).

versus, -ūs, m.: line of writing, verse of poetry

pŭto (1): think

mille, pl. mīlia: a thousand

dĕcem: indecl. adj., ten

plūs, plūris: adj. & adv., more

perscrībo, -bĕre, -psi, -ptum: write out in full, finish writing

pălimpsestus, -i, m.: a palimpsest, papyrus recycled by erasure to make a low-cost writing material

rĕfĕro, refĕrre, rettŭli, rĕlātum: w/ in + abl., write down

carta, -ae, f.: a sheet or roll of papyrus

rēgĭus, -a, -um: royal; princely, splendid

nŏvus, -a, -um: latest, last

lĭber, -bri, m.: the inner bark of a tree; book, volume, roll

umbĭlīcus, -i, m.: navel; the ornamental end of the cylinder on which a papyrus roll is wound

lōrum, -i, n.: a leather strap for tying

rŭber, -bra, -brum: red

membrāna, -ae, f.: sheepskin or goatskin used as parchment or as a cover for manuscripts

derigo, derigĕre, dĕrexi, dĕrectum: align, make straight, aim

plumbum, -i, n.: lead, used for drawing lines

pūmex, ĭcis, m.: pumice or any similar volcanic rock, used to smooth the ends of book-rolls

aequo (1): make level, even, or smooth

lĕgo, lĕgĕre, lēgi, lectum: gather; remove; pick out; read, read about

bellus, -a, -um: pretty, nice, fine, charming

ūnus, -a, -um: adj., one, alone, only; any, an ordinary

căprĭmulgus, -i, m.: goat milker

fossor, -ōris, m.: a digger, agricultural laborer, ditchdigger

rursus: adv., back again; contrariwise

tantus, -a, -um: so much, pl. so many; so great, such

ăbhorrĕo, -ēre, -ui: shrink back from; be inconsistent

mūto (1): change

mŏdŏ: adv., just now, just

scurra, -ae, m.: a fashionable man about town

scītus, a, um: knowing, shrewd, wise, acute, experienced, skilful, adroit, etc. (from scisco, to learn, ascertain, know)

infăcētus, -a, -um: boorish, gauche

rūs, rūris, n.: country, boondocks

sĭmŭl: adv., at the same time, tohether, as well; conj., as soon as

pŏēma, -ătis, n.: poem

attingo, -tingĕre, -tĭgi, -tactum: touch

nĕque: conj., adv. and not

umquam: adv., ever

aequē: adv., equally

bĕātus, -a, -um: happy, blessed; rich, well-to-do

scrībo, -bĕre, -psi, -ptum: write; mark up, inscribe with drawings

tam: adv., to such a degree, so

gaudĕo, gaudēre, gāvīsus sum: rejoice, take pleasure

mīror, -āri, -ātus sum: be amazed, wonder, marvel at

nīmīrum: no wonder, doubtless

fallo, fallĕre, fĕfelli, falsum: trick, deceive, mislead; pass., err

quisquam, quicquam: indef. pron., anyone, anything

ălĭquis, aliquid: indef. pron., someone, something; indef. adj., some

attrĭbŭo, -ŭĕre, -ŭi, -ūtum: assign, allot

error, -ōris, m.: a wandering; deviation, mistake

mantĭca, -ae, f.: knapsack

tergum, -i, n.: back; hide from an animal's back

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