Obsequium Amicos Parit
Obsequium in vitiis multos effingit amicos,
Qui hostes, cum verum dixeris, esse solent.
The vocabulary is keyed to the DCC Latin Vocabulary list. There are two words in this poem that are not on the DCC list:
effingō, effingere: fashion, form, portray
obsequium (obsequiī, n.): deference, solicitude
amīcus -a -um: friendly; (as subst.) friend
cum: with (prep. + abl.); when, since, although (conjunction + subj.)
dīcō dīcere dīxī dictum: say; causam dicere, plead a case; diem dicere, appoint a day
hostis -is m./f.: stranger, enemy
in: in, on (+ abl.); into, onto (+ acc)
multus -a -um: much, many; multō, by far
pariō parere peperī partum: bring forth, give birth to; accomplish
qui quae quod: who, which, what / quis quid: who? what? which?
soleō -ēre -uī -itum: be accustomed
sum, esse, fuī: be, exist
vērus -a -um: true; vērē, truly
vitium -ī n.: flaw, fault, crime
