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Vārus –ī m.: friend of Catullus

ōtiōsus –a –um: full of otium, at leisure, idle

scortillum –ī n.: chippy, little bimbo (dim. of scortum)

repente or repens: suddenly, immediately

sānē: surely, decidedly

illepidus –a –um: unbecoming, ungraceful, awkward

invenustus –a –um: not venustus, unlovely, unattractive

Bīthȳnia –ae f.: Roman province on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, where Catullus served on the administrative staff of Memmius in 57-56 B.C. 7

quisnam (quīnam) quaenam quidnam: pron. & adj., who/what, tell me?, who/what, finally 11

ūnctus –a –um: greasy, well-oiled, rich

praesertim: especially, particularly

irrumātor –ōris m.: a man who compels others to perform fellatio (oral sex); hence, one who treats others with contempt

pilus –ī m.: a hair; something of no value or significance

lectīca –ae f.: litter, a covered and curtained couch used for carrying a person 16

malignus –a –um: ungenerous, spiteful; grudging, poor, mean, scanty

quod: because, the fact that

octō; octāvus –a –um: indecl. adj., eight 20

grabātus –ī m.: a low, cheap bed, pallet, cot

collum collī n.: neck

collocō collocāre collocāvī collocātus: set, place; set out, arrange on a marriage bed

cinaedus –a –um: a catamite or passive homosexual, one who submits to anal intercourse; an effeminate male

quaesō quaesere: ask, pray, request; w/ imper., please 25

Catullus –ī m.: cognomen of Gaius Valerius Catullus

paulum or paululum: for a little while

commodō commodāre commodāvī commodātus: lend

Serāpis –is m.: Egyptian god popular in the Roman world; the temple of Serapis, where Romans went for faith healing

sodālis sodālis m.: crony, buddy, comrade

Cinna –ae m.: a family name, e.g., C. Helvius Cinna, Catullus' friend 30

Gāius –iī m.: a Roman praenomen, regularly abbr. to C.

vērum: adversative conj., assenting to what has been said but adding a qualification: but in fact, but, actually

insulsus –a –um: witless, stupid

molestus –a –um: troublesome, annoying

neglegēns neglegentis: careless