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surripiō surripere surripuī surreptum: steal

lūdō lūdere lūsī lūsus: play

mellītus –a –um: honey-sweet

Iuventius –iī m.: Juventius, a Roman nomen gentile

suāviolum –ī n.: dim. of suavium, kiss; the lips formed for kissing

ambrosia ambrosiae f.: the food of the gods, ambrosia

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

impūnē: without punishment, with impunity

namque: explanatory conj., for

suffīgō –fīgere –fīxī –fīxum: to fasten beneath or below , to fasten or fix on , to affix

crux crucis f.: a cross; a stake for impalement

pūrgō pūrgāre pūrgāvī pūrgātus: clean, clear out; (refl.) apologize, excuse 5

flētus fletūs m.: weeping; tears

tantillum –ī n.: so little, so small a quantity

dēmō dēmere dēmpsī dēmptus: remove, take away

saevitia saevitiae f.: savagery, cruelty; violence, ferocity

dīluō dīluere dīluī dīlūtus: dissolve away; moisten, wash, bathe

labellum labellī n.: lip (dim. of labrum)

gutta guttae f.: a drop; teardrop

abstergeō –ēre abstersī abstersum: wipe clean

articulus articulī m.: joint; finger

contrahō contrahere contrāxī contractus: draw in; catch, contract (as a disease)

commēiō –mēīre –minxī –mictum: defile with urine; soil, pollute 10

spurcus –a –um: filthy, foul, disgusting

salīva salīvae f.: saliva, spit

lupa lupae f.: she-wolf; prostitute

īnfestus –a –um: hostile, warlike; troublesome

cessō cessāre cessāvī cessātus: hold back, desist

excruciō excruciāre excruciāvī excruciātus: torture, torment

(h)elleborus –ī m. or (h)elleborum –ī n.: hellebore, any of a number of acrid and poisonous plants used medicinally, esp. as a cure for insanity

posthāc: hereafter 16

bāsium bāsī(ī) n.: a kiss