| nēmō, nēminis, m. and f. | no one, nobody |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| convīvium, -ī n. | banquet, dinner party |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| acroāma, -atis n. | a performance or entertainer heard at a dinner: a reciter, musician or singer |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| quam, adv. | how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible |
| anagnōstēs, -ae m. | slave who reads aloud |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| nōs | plur. of ego |
| quidem, adv. | in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even |
| iūcundus, -a, -um | sweet, pleasant |
| arbitror, -ārī, -ātus | consider, think, judge |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| umquam, adv. | ever |
| sine, prep. with abl. | without |
| aliquī, -qua, -quod, indef. pron. adj. | some, any |
| lēctiō, -ōnis f. | a reading; reading aloud; a choosing, selection |
| apud, prep, with acc. | among, with |
| cēnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | dine |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| minus, comp. adv. | less |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| venter, ventris, m. | belly |
| convīva, -ae m. and f. | guest (at a meal) |
| dēlectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | please, delight; passive: enjoy, take pleasure in |
| namque, conj. | for |
| vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | call, summon |
| mōs, mōris, m. | way, manner, habit, custom |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| abhorreō, -ēre, -uī | shrink back from; be inconsistent with, be foreign to (ā + abl.) |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| tantus, -a, -um | so great or much |
| pecūnia, -ae, f. | money (the possession of cattle constituting wealth in early times) |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| accessiō, -ōnis f. | addition, increase; advance, progress |
| nihil, n., indecl. | nothing |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| cottīdiānus, -a, -um | daily |
| cultus, -ūs m. | way of life; civilization, refinement |
| mūtō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | change |
| vīta, -ae, f. | life |
| cōnsuētūdō, -inis f. | custom, habit; way of life |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| ūtor, ūtī, ūsus | use |
| moderātiō, -ōnis f. | restraint, moderation, self-control; control, management |
| sēstertium, -ī n. | a thousand sesterces |
| vīciēs (adv.) | twenty times |
| pater, patris, m. | father |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| parum (comp. minus, superl. minimē) | too little; minimē: least, not at all |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| splendidē, adv. | splendidly, brilliantly; splendidissimē nātus: of the most distinguished birth |
| gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus | carry, wear; carry on, do |
| centiēs (adv.) | a hundred times |
| affluenter (adv.) | abundantly, lavishly |
| vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctus | live |
| īnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus | decide upon, determine |
| pār, paris | equal |
| fastīgium, -ī n. | top, summit; slope; height |
| stō, stāre, stetī, status | stand |
| uterque, utraque, utrumque | each, either, both |
| fortūna, -ae, f. | fortune |
| nūllus, -a, -um | not any, none, no |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| hortus, -ī, m. | garden |
| suburbānus, -a, -um | near the city, suburban |
| aut, conj. | or; aut ... aut, either ... or |
| maritimus, -a, -um | of the sea, coastal |
| sūmptuōsus, -a, -um | costly, lavish |
| vīlla, -ae, f. | country-house, villa |
| praeter, prep. with acc. | before, past, by; besides, except |
| Arrētīnus, -a, -um | of Arretium (modern Arezzo), a town in Etruria |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| rūsticus, -a, -um | rural, of the country |
| praedium, -ī n. | estate, farm |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| reditus, -ūs, m. | return |
| cōnstō, -stāre, -stitī, -stātūrus | stand together, agree; consist; |
| Ēpīrōticus, -a, -um | of Epirus |
| urbānus, -a, -um | of the city (Rome), urban |
| possessiō, -ōnis f. | property, possession |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus | find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| ūsus, -ūs, m. | use; experience |
| magnitūdō, -tūdinis, f. | greatness, size |
| sed, conj. | but |
| ratiō, -ōnis, f. | plan, means, method, manner; reason; account |
| mētior, -īrī, mēnsus sum | measure out, distribute |
| soleō, -ēre, solitus sum | be accustomed, usually do |