HoraceSatires1.5.27-36Vocab
ŭter-que, utrăque, utrumque (pron.): each (of two), either, each one, one and the other, one as well as the other, both (applied to two subjects regarded severally, while ambo regards the two as a pair
lēgātus, i, m.: an official assistant given to a general or the governor of a province, a deputy, lieutenant, lieutenant-general
ā-verto, -ere, -ti, -sum: to turn something away from a place, to avert, turn off, remove; to alienate, estrange
sŏlĕo, -ēre, -ĭtus: be accustomed to
com-pōno, -ere, pŏsŭi: To end strife, confusion, etc., to compose, pacify, allay, settle, calm, appease, quiet, tranquillize, reconcile, etc., that which is disturbed or at variance.
nĭger, gra, grum: black
collȳrĭum, ii, n.: a liquid eyesalve
lippus, -a, -um: blear-eyed, suffering from conjunctivitis
illĭno (inl-), -lēvi, -lĭtum, 3 (also acc. to the 4th conj.): to put on by smearing or spreading, to smear, spread, or lay on
interea (Adv.): meanwhile
unguis, is m.: a nail of a person's finger or toe
ad unguem factus homo: 'a polished gentleman' (Rolfe)
praetor, -oris m.: the chief magistrates in colonies, as in Capua
libenter (Adv.): gladly
linquo, -ere, līqui: To leave, quit, forsake, depart from something
in-sānus, -a, -um: mad, insane
rīdĕo, ridēre, risi, risum: to laugh pleasantly, to smile
scriba, -ae m.: a public or official writer, a clerk, secretary, scribe
Toga praetexta, and absol.: praetexta, ae, f.: the outer garment, bordered with purple, worn at Rome by the higher magistrates and by free-born children till they assumed the toga virilis.
clāvus, i, m.: a purple stripe on the tunica, which, for senators, was broad (latus, cf. laticlavius); for the equites, narrow (angustus; cf. angusticlavius).
prūna, -ae, f.: burning coal, live coal
vatillum, -i n.: a small pan or shovel for holding hot coals
