JuvenalSatires4.144-154Vocab
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