Cat22Vocab
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