| A | B |
| iste, ista, istud | that (of yours) |
| probe | correctly, thouroughly |
| nosco, -ere, novi, notus | to become acquintated with |
| venustus | charming |
| dicax, dicacis | sharp-tongued, witty |
| urbanus, a, um | of the city, urbane |
| idem | the same, at the same time |
| illi | that |
| milia | thousand |
| perscribo, -ere, perscripsi, perscriptus | to write out fully, to write down |
| ut fit | as it happens, as is usual |
| parlimpsestum, i, n. | palimpsest |
| carta, -ae f. | sheet of papyrus |
| regius, -a, -um | royal, fit for kings, high-quality |
| liber, libri m. | papyrus roll |
| umbilicus, -I, m. | navel: stick/cylinder |
| lorum, -I, n | strap, leather tie |
| ruber, rubra, rubrum | red |
| membrana, -ae, f. | cover/wrapper made of parchment |
| derigo, derigere, derexi, derectus | to arrange along a fixed line |
| plumbum, -I, n. | lead |
| pumex, pumicis, m. | pumice-stone |
| aequo, -are, -avi, -atum | to make level/smooth |
| bellus, a, um | beautiful, handsome |
| unus, a, um | one (of a class), an ordinary |
| caprimulgus, I, m. | billy goat |
| mulgeo, mulgere, mulsi, mulsus | to milk |
| fossor, fossoris, m. | ditch-digger |
| rursus | again, on the contrary |
| abhorreo, abhorrere, abhorrui | to shrink back from |
| muto, are, avi, atus | to change |
| quimodo | only, just now |
| scurra, -ae | a witty man |
| quis, qua/quae, quid | anyone, anybody |
| scitus, -a, -um | knowing, shrewd, sharp |
| infacetus, -a, -um | witless, dull-witted, crude |
| simul | as soon as |
| poema, poematis, n. | poem |
| attingo, -ere, attigi, attactus | to touch, undertake |
| aeque?ac?cum | equally?as when |
| beatus,-a, -um | happy |
| nimiruim + mirum | it would be a wonder |
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