Latin Vocabulary - Weekly Words

abhinc

from here, from this place (place); since, from this time (time)

accusatio, -onis (f)

accusation, rebuke, reproof

accusator, -oris (m)

accuser, prosecutor at trial; informer

barba, -ae (f)

beard

beatus, -a, -um

blessed, blissful, saint, fortunate, wealthy

beneficium, -ī (n)

kindness, benefit, favour, privilege

caecus, -a, -um

blind, unseeing, dark, gloomy, confused, aimless

caedes, -is (f)

murder, assassination, slain of victims, blood

caedo, -ere, -cecidi, caesum

to chop, to cut down, to murder, to strike

damno, -are, -avi, -atum

to condemn, to sentence, to damn

damnum, -ī (n)

damage, lost possession, injury, physical loss

debeo, -ere, debui, debitum

to owe, be responsible for, be obliged to, be due to

ecce

behold! see! look!

edo, -ere, -didi, -ditum

to generate, give birth to, do, produce, make, reveal

effigies, -ei (f)

image, likeness portrait, effigy, statue

facies, -ei (f)

face, look, shape, appearance, beauty

facinus, -oris (n)

deed, crime, outrage

facio, facere, feci, factum

to make, to do

deficio, -ere, -feci, -fectum

to fail, let down, to lack, have shortcomings

perficio, -ere, -feci, -fectum

to complete, execute, do thoroughly

acerbus, -a, -um

unripe, sour, bitter, rough, severe

acriter

sharply, vehemently, severely

actor, -oris (m)

actor, player, agent, advocate

brevis, -e

short, little, brief

caedo, -ere, -cecidi, caesum

murder, slaughter, fell, cut

caelum, -i (n)

sky, heaven, weather

calamitas, -atis (f)

disaster, ruin, defeat, misfortune

duco, -ere, duxi, ductum

to lead, conduct, bring, draw, guide

adduco, -ere, -duxi, -ductum

 to bring, lead to; induce, contract, tighten

conduco, -ere, -duxi, -ductum

to lead together, assemble, hire, contract for

educo, -ere, -duxi, -ductum

 to lead out, bring away, educate, raise

produco, -ere, -duxi, -ductum

to lead/bring forward, draw out, prolong

iterum

again, for the second time

iubeo, -ere, iussi, iussum

to order, command, decree

iudicium, -i (n)

judgement, verdict, opinion

lenis, -e

smooth, soft, mild, easy, calm

lentus, -a, -um

pliant, slow, clinging, lazy

libertas, -atis (f)

freedom, liberty

miror, -ari, -atus sum

to wonder at, be amazed, admire

misceo, -ere, miscui, mixtum

to mix, mingle, stir up

misereor, -ari, -atus sum

to pity

omnis, -e

every, all

onus, -eris (n)

load, burden, affliction, trouble

pavor, -oris (m)

fear, dread, alarm, terror

pectus, -oris (n)

breast, soul, feeling, understanding

pedes, -itis (m)

pedestrian, foot-soldier

quaero, -ere, -quaesi, quaesitum

to look for, search for, inquire into

qualis, -e

what sort, kind; of what kind

quamvis

although, however

quando

when

aditus, -us (m)

access, opportunity, way, means

adulescens, -entis

young man or girl

adulescentia, -ae (f)

youth (time of life)

dolor, oris (m)

pain, grief, anguish, sorrow

domus, -us (f)

house, home, household, family, native country

dono, -are, -avi, -atum

to present (with – ablative), bestow, forgive

dubito, -are, -avi, -atum

to doubt, hesitate over

fulmen, -inis (n)

lighting, thunderbolt, crushing blow

fumo, -are, -avi, -atum

to smoke, steam

fumus, -i (m)

smoke, steam, vapour

fundo, -ere, fudi, fusum

to pour out, shed, produce, scatter

modo

only, just now, if only

modus, -i (m)

measure, size, metre, mode, manner, bound

moenia, -ium (n pl)

town walls, fortified town

moles, -is (f)

huge, heavy mass, lump, monster, massive structure

monstro, -are, -avi, -atum

to show, point out, reveal

corona, ae (f)

garland, wreath, crown, circle (of men)

corpus, -poris (n)

body, flesh, corpse, trunk

creber, -bra, -brum

thick, close, pressed together, abundant

creo, -are, -avi, -atum

create, make, produce

cresco, -ere, crevi, cretum

grow, arise, appear, increase

crimen, -inis (n)

crime, offence, fault

nefas

sin, crime (against divine law), wicked action

neglego, -ere, -exi, -lectum

not to heed, neglect, overlook

nego, -are, -avi, -atum

say no, deny

nemo, -inis (c)

no one, nobody

nequaquam

by no means, not at all

nescioquis

someone or other

nihil

nothing

nimis

too much, exceedingly

periculum, -i (n)

trial, proof, danger, peril

adversarius, -a, -um

opposite

adversus, -a, -um

opposite, directly facing, adverse, evil, hostile

adverto, -ere, -i, -versum

to turn/direct to; apply

aedes, -is (f)

temple; in pl. house, room

gaudeo, -ere, gavisus sum

to rejoice, be glad, be pleased with

gaudium, -i (n)

joy, gladness, delight

gemo, -ere, gemui, gemitum

to moan, groan, lament over, grieve

genetrix, -tricis (f)

mother

en

behold, see!

enim

indeed, for, certainly

ensis, is (m)

sword

eo, ire, ii (ivi), itum

to go, walk, march, flow, sail

adeo, -ire, ivi, itum

to go to, approach, visit, attack

obeo, -ire, -ivi, -tum

to meet with, visit, review, enclose, accept

praetereo, -ire, -ivi, -itum

to go by, past, pass by, surpass

aeger, -ra, -rum

sick, sad, painful, grievous

aequus, -a, -um

level, even, equal, patient, content

aequor, -oris (n)

level surface, plain, sea (surface of sea)

aer, aeris (m)

air, atmosphere, cloud