JuvenalSatires4.144-154Vocab

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surgo, -ere, surrexi, surrectus: rise, lift; grow

procer, -eris, m.: noble, chief, leading man

consilium, -i n.: body of advisors, council

arx, acris f.: citadel, acropolis

attŏnĭtus, -a, -um: thunderstruck, stunned, terrified, stupefied

cōgo, -ere, cŏēgi, cŏactum: compel

torvus, -a, -um: pitiless, grim, fierce, wild

tamquam: as if

diversus, -a, -um: diverse, remote, far-distant

anxius, -a, -um: anxious

praeceps, -cĭpĭtis: headlong, swift, rapid

pinna, -ae, f.: feather; wing

utinam: if only, would that

pŏtĭus (adv.): rather, preferably, more

nuga, -ae: trifles, nonsense

saevitia, -ae, f.: ferocity, cruelty, barbarity, violence

aufĕro, auferre, abstŭli, ablātum: take away violently, rob, steal

inlustris, -e: illustrious, distinguished

impūnē: with impunity

vindex, -icis, m.: defender, protector

pereo, -ire, -ivi(ii), -itus: die, pass away; be ruined, be destroyed; go to waste

cerdo, -onis, m.: artisan, craftsman, cobbler

noceo, -ēre, nocui, nocitus: harm, injure

caedes, caedis f.: slaughter, blood

madeo, -ēre, -ui: be wet, be dripping/sodden