Cat2Vocab

passer, -ĕris, m.: sparrow or blue rock-thrush, a common domestic pet in Italy

dēlĭcĭa, -ae, f.: pleasure; pl. pet, darling

lūdo, -dĕre, -si, -sum: play

sĭnus, -ūs, m.: the cavity or fold produced by the looping of a garment; breast; bosom, refuge

tĕnĕo, tĕnēre, tĕnŭi, tentum: hold

appĕto, -ĕre, -īvi or -ii, -ītum: try to reach; seek; attack

ācer, -cris, -cre: sharp, bitter, vehement, intense

sŏlĕo, -ēre, -ĭtus: to be accustomed (to); (euphemistic, w/ acc.) to "know," i.e., be sexually intimate with

incĭto (1): incite, provoke, stir

morsus, -ūs, m.: bite

dēsīdĕrĭum, -ii, n.: desire (esp. for someone absent), longing; an object of desire, darling

nĭtens, -entis shining, radiant

cārus, -a, -um: dear

libeo or lubeo, -ēre: intr. w/ dat. of person pleased: to be pleasing

iŏcor, -āri -ātus sum: joke

sōlācĭŏlum, -i, n.: dim. of solacium, solace, comfort

dŏlor, -ōris, m.: pain, distress

tum: adv., then, at that time

grăvis, -e: heavy, grevious, severe

acquĭesco, -ĕre, -ēvi, -ētum: rest, relax, subside

ardor, -ōris, m.: conflagration; passion

sīcut: conj., in the same way as

tristis, -e: grim, fierce, gloomy; unhappy, sad

lĕvo (1): lighten

cūra, -ae, f.: care, concern, anxiety

grātus, -a, -um: pleasing

pernix, -īcis: nimble, agile, swift

aurĕŏlus, -a, -um: dim. of aureus, golden

mālus, -ī, m.: apple

zōna, -ae, f.: a girdle or belt; as worn by unmarried girls, its removal signified loss of virginity

solvo, solvĕre, solvi, solūtum: loosen, untie

dĭū: adv., for a long time

lĭgo (1): tie, bind