Here is a distich by Martial, 8.29:
Distichorum Liber
Disticha qui scribit, puto, vult brevitate placere;
Quid prodest brevitas, dic mihi, si liber est?
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:
brevitas (brevitātis, f.): shortness, brevity
distichon (distichī, n.): distich, two-line poem
dīcō dīcere dīxī dictum: say; causam dicere, plead a case; diem dicere, appoint a day
ego meī mihi mē: I, me
liber librī m.: book
placeō placēre placuī placitum: please
prōsum -desse -fuī: be of use, do good, help (+ dat.)
putō -āre: think, suppose
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
scrībō scrībere scrīpsī scrīptum: write
sī: if
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
volō velle voluī: wish, be willing