JuvenalSatires1.19-30Vocab: Difference between revisions

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libet, -ere, libuit, libitus est: it pleases, is pleasing/agreeable

flecto, -ere, flexi, flexus: bend, curve, bow; turn, curl; persuade, prevail on, soften

alumnus, -a, -um: nourished, brought up; reared/fostered by; native, brought up locally

vaco, -are: be empty; be vacant; be idle; be free from, be unoccupied

placidus, -a, -um: gentle, calm, mild, peaceful, placid

edo, -ere, edi, essus: eat/consume/devour; eat away; destroy; spend money on food

uxor, -oris, f.: wife

spado, -onis, m.: eunuch

aper, apri: boar, wild boar

venabulum, -i, n.: hunting-spear

mamma, -ae, f.: breast, udder

ops, opis, f.: power, might; help; influence; resources/wealth

provoco, -are: call forth; challenge; provoke

tondeo, -ere, totondi, tonsus: cut, shear, clip

juvenis, -is: youth, young man/woman

sono, -are: make a noise/sound; speak/utter, emit sound; be spoken of; express/denote

vernus, -a, -um: of spring, vernal

umerus, -i, m.: upper arm, shoulder

lacerna, -ae, f.: open mantle/cloak

ventilo,-are: expose to a draught; fan; brandish

aestivus, -a, -um: summer-like, summer; pertaining to/occurring in/used for/appearing in summer

digitus, -i, m.: finger; toe

sudo, -are: sweat, perspire

suffero, sufferre, sustuli, sublatus: bear, endure, suffer

queo, -ire, -ivi(ii), -itus: be able

gemma, -ae, f.: bud; jewel, gem, precious stone

iniquus, -a, -um: unjust, unfair; disadvantageous, uneven; unkind, hostile

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