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iūcundus –a –um: pleasant, delightful

Calvus –ī m.: cognomen of C. Licinius Calvus

Vatīniānus –ī m.: of or pertaining to Publius Vatinius

malum malī n.: trouble, misfortune, woe, aliment 5

cliēns clientis m.: a person attached to a patronus for legal and other protection in a semi-feudal relationship

impius –a –um: wicked, irreligious, without pietas

quod: because, the fact that

suspicor suspicārī suspicātus sum: guess, infer; suspect

Sulla –ae m.: a Roman cognomen. 

litterātor –ōris m.: schoolteacher

dispereō –īre –iī: perish; go for nothing, be wasted 11

horribilis horribile: fearful, dreadful; rough, uncouth

libellus libellī m.: little book; book-shop (dim. of liber)

Catullus –ī m.: cognomen of Gaius Valerius Catullus

continuus –a –um: uninterrupted, in a row, continuous

Sāturnālia –ium n. pl.: the festival of Saturn, beginning Dec. 17, a period of merriment and license 15

lūceō lūcēre lūxī: shine; dawn

librārius –iī m.: scribe; book dealer

scrīnium –iī n.: a cylindrical wooden box for holding rolled books (volumina)

caesius –a –um: having gray or gray-blue eyes; gray-eyed

Aquīnus –ī m.: name of a Roman poet.

Suffēnus –ī m.: name of a Roman poet

venēnum venēnī n.: poison

remūneror –ārī –ātus sum: repay 20

hinc: from this place or point

intereā: in the meantime; with adversative force, in these circumstances

incommodum –ī n.: detriment, harm; pl., misfortune