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CATULLUS, ARIADNE'S LAMENT, first 100 vocab words

Magister Cervus selected 100 vocab words from lines of Catullus's Poem 64. Gender of neuter nouns is noted.

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vestistapestry, robe
priscus-a-umtraditional, old
herosherois, hero
virtusvirtutis, courage, character
lituslitoris, n, shore
classisclassis, fleet (of ships)
corcordis, n, heart
indomitus-a-umunconquerable, violent
furorfuroris, rage, madness
fallax, fallacis(adj) deceitful, treacherous
somnussleep
harenasand
immemor, immemoris(adj) forgetful, heedless
linquo, linquereto leave, leave behind
alga, algaeseaweed
maestus-a-umsad, gloomy
laetus-a-umhappy
ocelluslittle eye
prospicereto look out over
fluctuo, fluctuareto seethe, rise in waves
velatus-a-umveiled, covered
pectus, pectorisheart, chest
delabor, delabidelapsus est, to fall
ipse, ipsa, ipsumhimself, herself, itself
pes, pedisfoot
fluctus(4th decl. noun) wave, waters
salsalis, salt
amictus(4th decl. noun), clothing
mitrabonnet
perditus-a-umdestroyed
perdo, perdereto destroy
tempestas, tempestatisstorm, time
cura, curaeconcern, anxiety
curo, curareto care, to care for
ferox, ferocisfierce, cruel
attingo, attingereto touch
perhibeo, perhibere (II conj.)to say, assert
cogo, cogerecoegi, coactus, to force
poena, poenaepunishment, penalty
caedes, caedisslaughter
crudelis, crudelis(adj) cruel
malus-a-umevil, bad
moenia, moenium(pl. only, neuter) walls
talis, talis(adj.) such, such a
funus, funeris(n) death
nitor, niti, nixus sum(+ abl.) to lean on, rely on, to press forward
carus-a-umdear, beloved
lenis, lenis(adj) gentle
sedes, sedis(noun) seat, home
superbus-a-umarrogant, proud
conspicio, conspicereto catch sight of
suavis, suavis(adj) sweet, delightful
lumen, luminis(n) light, eye
mollis, mollis(adj) soft
complexus(4th decl. noun) an embrace
alo, alereto feed, nourish
flumen, fluminis(n) river
aura, auraebreeze
auris, aurisear
aurum, auri(n) gold
cunctus-a-umall
mollis, mollis(adj) soft
complexus(4th decl. noun) embrace
imus-a-umlowest, deepest
medullabone marrrow, inmost feelings
sanctus-a-umsacred
gaudium, gaudii(n) joy
gaudeo, gaudere (II conj)to rejoice
fluctus(4th decl. noun) wave, water
hospes, hospitisguest, host
saevus-a-umcruel, raging
appeto, appetereto seek after
praemium, praemii(n) reward, payoff
praeda, -aeprey, loot
divus-a-umgodlike
tacitus-a-umsilent
flamen, flaminis(n) blast (of wind)
cado, cadere, cecidito fall
summus-a-umhighest, top (of)
votum, voti(n) prayer
turbo, turbiniswhirlwind
pronus-a-umface down
vanus-a-umempty, useless
ventus, ventiwind
sospes, sospitis(adj) safe
laus, laudispraise
rego, regereto rule, govern
tenuis, tenuis(adj) thin
errabundus-a-umwandering
vestigium, vestigii(n)track, footprint
filum, fili(n) thread
flexus(4th decl. noun), a bending, a winding
tectum, tecti(n) roof, house
frustror, frustrarito deceive, to baffle
carmen, carminis(n) song, poem
commemoro, -areto mention
genitor, -orisfather
gnatus, gnatison
laetor, laetarito rejoice
ratis, ratisraft, ship

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