JuvenalSatires4.119-132Vocab

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rhombus, rhombi, m.: turbot, flatfish; magician's circle

stupeo, -ere, stupui: be astounded

laevus, -a, -um: left, on the left hand; from the left; unpropitious, unfavorable, harmful

converto, ere, -verti, -versus: turn upside down/side-to-side; invert/transpose/convulse; turn over/dig

dexter, -tra -um: right, on/to the right hand/side; skillful/dexterous/handy

beluus, -a, -um: proper/pertaining to beasts, bestial

cilium, -i, n.: upper eyelid; edge of upper eyelid; eyelid, lower eyelid

ictus, -us, m.: blow, stroke; musical/metrical beat; measure

pegma, -atis, n.: bookcase; bookshelf; scaffold, movable platform, stage fixture; scaffolding

inde: thence, thenceforth; from that place/time/cause; thereupon

velarium, -i, n.: awning; covering

oestrus, -i, m.: gad-fly

divino, -are: divine; prophesy; guess

omen, -inis, n.: omen, sign; token

temo, -onis, m.: pole, beam; tongue of a wagon or chariot

peregrinus, -a, -um: foreign, strange, alien; exotic

quisnam, cuiusnam: who then?; who in the world?

censeo, -ere, censui, censitus: think/suppose, judge; recommend; decree, vote, determine; count/reckon; assess

concido, -ere, -cidi, -cisus: cut/chop up/down/to pieces; crop; ruin, kill, destroy; divide minutely; beat

dedecus, -coris, n.: disgrace/dishonor/discredit/shame/infamy; misbehavior; vice, turpitude

testa, -ae, f: object made from burnt clay; earthenware jar; fragment of earthenware, shard

spatiosus, -a, -um: spacious, wide, long

colligo, -ere, -legi, -lectus: collect, assemble, bring/gather/hold/keep together; combine; harvest; pick up

orbis, -is, m.: circle; territory/region; sphere