JuvenalSatires4.144-154Vocab

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

procer, -eris, m.: nobles, chiefs, princes; leading men of the country/society/profession

attono, -are: strike with lightning, blast; drive crazy, distract

torvus, -a, -um: pitiless/grim; fierce/stern/harsh/savage/dreadful; staring/piercing/wild

diverto, -ere, -verti, -versus: separate; divert, turn away/in; digress; oppose

anxius, -a, -um: anxious, uneasy, disturbed; concerned; careful; prepared with care; troublesome

praeceps, -cipitis: head first, headlong; steep, precipitous

pinna, -ae, f.: feather; wing; fin; battlement/parapet, spire/steeple; flap; water wheel paddle

utinam: if only, would that

potior, -ius: better/preferable/superior; more useful/effective; more important

nuga, -ae: trifles, nonsense; trash; frivolities; bagatelle

saevitia, -ae, f.: rage, fierceness, ferocity; cruelty, barbarity, violence

inlustris, -e: bright, shining, brilliant; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous

inpune: with impunity; without punishment/retribution/restraint/consequences/harm

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, -ere, nocui, nocitus: harm, hurt; injure

lamia, -ae, f.: witch; bogey/demon; female monster; vampire

caedo, -ere, cecidi, caesuschop, hew, cut out/down/to pieces; strike, smite, murder; slaughter

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