Latin to GCSE 2 / Chapter 7 / Vocabulary

a/ab (+ abl)

by (agent with passive verb)

animus -i m

mind, spirit, soul

audax -acis

bold, daring

captivus -i m

captive, prisoner

castra - orum n pl

camp

celo -are -avi -atus

I hide (something)

clarus -a -um

famous, clearco

mes -itis m/f

companion, comrade

consul -ulis m

consul

corpus -oris n

body

custos -odis m/f

guardet .

et … et

both … and

flumen -inis n

river

gero -ere gessi gestus

I wage (war)

hic haec hoc

this, pl these; he, she, it

iam

now, already

ibi

there

ille illa illud

that, pl those; he, she, it

imperator -oris m

general, leader; emperor

incendo -ere -i incensus

I set on fire, I burn (something)

laudo -are -avi -atus

I praise

maior -us

bigger, greater

maxime

very greatly

maximus -a -um

biggest, greatest, very big/great

melior -us

better

minime

no; least, very little

minimus -a -um

very little, smallest

minor -us

smaller, less

modus -i m

manner, way, kind

moveo -ere movi motus

I move (something)

multo

much, by much (with comparative)

narro -are -avi -atus

I tell, I relate

nihil n

nothing

optimus -a -um

best, excellent, very good

pars partis f

part

pauci -ae -a

few, a few

peior -us

worse

pessimus -a -um

worst, very bad

plurimus -a -um

very much, pl very many, most

plus gen pluris

more of (+ gen); pl more

primo

at first

quam

than (in comparison); how …!/? (exclamation or question)

quam celerrime (or other sup adv)

as (quickly) as possible

resisto -ere restiti

I resist (+ dat)

sanguis -inis m

blood

sic

thus, in this way

sine

without (+ abl)

solus -a -um

alone, on one’s own, lonely, only

sto stare steti

I stand

virtus -utis f

courage, virtue