WJEC Latin Vocabulary List (CLC Stages 1-39)

A complete Latin-to-English vocabulary dictionary covering CLC stages 1-39 and standard WJEC Latin principal forms.

ā, ab + abl (also used as prefix with verbs)

from, by (as prefix = away)

absum, abesse

be out, be absent, be away

ac, atque (indecl.)

and

accidō, accidere, accidī

happen

accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptus

accept, take in, receive

ad + acc (also used as prefix with verbs)

to, towards, at

adeō (indecl.)

so much, so greatly

adiuvō, adiuvāre, adiūvī, adiūtus

help

adsum, adesse

be here, be present

adveneō, advenīre, advēnī

arrive

agō, agere, ēgī, āctus

do, act, drive

aliquis, aliquid

someone, something

alius, alia, aliud

other, another, else

alter, altera, alterum

the other, another, the second of two

altus, alta, altum

high, deep

ambulō, ambulāre, ambulāvī

walk

amīcus, amīcī, m.

friend

amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus

love, like

amor, amōris, m.

love

ancilla, ancillae, f.

slave-girl, maid

animus, animī, m.

spirit, soul, mind

annus, annī, m.

year

ante + acc

before, in front of

anteā (indecl.)

before

aperiō, aperīre, aperuī, apertus

open

appāreō, appārēre, appāruī

appear

appropinquō, appropinquāre, appropinquāvī + dat

approach, come near to

apud + acc

among, with, at the house of

aqua, aquae, f.

water

audāx, audācis

bold, daring

audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus

hear, listen to

auferō, auferre, abstulī, ablātus

take away, carry off, steal

aut … aut (indecl.)

either … or …

bellum, bellī, n.

war

bene (indecl.)

well

benignus, benigna, benignum

kind, generous

bibō, bibere, bibī

drink

bonus, bona, bonum

good

brevis, breve

short, brief

cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsus

fall

caelum, caelī, n.

sky, heaven

canis, canis, m.

dog

capiō, capere, cēpī, captus

take, catch, capture, adopt (a plan)

caput, capitis, n.

head

cārus, cāra, cārum

dear

celer, celere

quick, fast

cēlō, cēlāre, cēlāvī, cēlātus

hide

cēna, cēnae, f.

dinner, meal

centum (indecl.)

a hundred

cēterī, cēterae, cētera

the rest, the others

cibus, cibī, m.

food

circum + acc

around

cīvis, cīvis, m.f.

citizen

clāmō, clāmāre, clāmāvī, clāmātus

shout

clāmor, clāmōris, m.

shout, shouting, noise

coepī, coepisse, coeptus

began (past tenses only)

cōgitō, cōgitāre, cōgitāvī, cōgitātus

think, consider

cognōscō, cognōscere, cognōvī, cognitus

get to know, find out, learn

cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctus

force, compel

comes, comitis, m.f.

comrade, companion

cōnficiō, cōnficere, cōnfēcī, cōnfectus

finish; wear out, exhaust

cōnor, cōnārī, cōnātus sum

try

cōnsilium, cōnsiliī, n.

plan, idea, advice

cōnspiciō, cōnspicere, cōnspexī, cōnspectus

catch sight of, notice

cōnstituō, cōnstituere, cōnstituī, cōnstitūtus

decide

cōnsūmō, cōnsūmere, cōnsūmpsī, cōnsūmptus

eat

contrā + acc

against

corpus, corporis, n.

body

crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditus + dat

believe, trust, have faith in

crūdēlis, crūdēle

cruel

cum + abl (as prefix col- / com- / con- / cor-)

with (as prefix = together)

cum (indecl.)

when, since

cupiō, cupere, cupīvī

want, desire

cūr? (indecl.)

why?

cūra, cūrae, f.

care, worry

cūrō, cūrāre, cūrāvī, cūrātus

look after, care for, supervise

currō, currere, cucurrī, cursus

run

custōs, custōdis, m.f.

guard

dē + abl (also used as prefix with verbs)

from, down from; about (as prefix = down)

dea, deae, f.

goddess

dēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitus

owe, ought, should, must

decem (indecl.)

ten

deinde (indecl.)

then

dēleō, dēlēre, dēlēvī, dēlētus

destroy

dēspērō, dēspērāre, dēspērāvī, dēspērātus

despair

deus, deī, m.

god

dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus

say

diēs, diēī, m.

day

difficilis, difficile

difficult

dīrus, dīra, dīrum

dreadful

discēdō, discēdere, discessī

depart, leave

diū (indecl.)

for a long time

dīves, dīvitis

rich

dō, dare, dedī, datus

give

domī

at home

domina, dominae, f.

mistress

dominus, dominī, m.

master

domus, domūs, f.

home, house

dōnum, dōnī, n.

gift, present

dormiō, dormīre, dormīvī

sleep