| A | B |
| quīnam, quaenam, quodnam | plus nam what(which)...tell me |
| mens, mentis, f. | mind |
| praeceps, praeceptis | headlong, rushing forward |
| iambus, ī, m. | iambus, metrical foot of poetry; invective poetry in iambic meter |
| advocō, advocāre, advocāvī, advocātum | call upon, summon, invoke the aid of the gods, employ as legal counsel |
| vēcors, vēcordis | mad, demented |
| parō, parāre, parāvī, parātum | prepare, buy, get |
| excitō, excitāre, excitāvī, excitātum | rouse, set in motion, excite |
| rixa, -ae, f. | fight |
| an | whether, or |
| perveniō, pervenīre, pervēnī, perventum | arrive at, reach |
| ōs, ōris, n. | mouth, words, face |
| vulgus, ī, m. | the common people, general public, the crowd |
| volō, velle, voluī | wish, want, be willing |
| quālubet | by any road that pleases, no matter how |
| nōtus/a/um | known, familiar |
| optō, optāre, optāvī, optātum | desire, choose |
| quandōquidem | since, seeing that |
| poēna, -ae, f. | penalty paid for an offense, punishment |
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