GCSE VOCAB

a/ab (+ abl)

from, away from, by

absum, abesse, afui

I am absent I, am away, I am distant from

ac/atque

and

accido, -ere, accidi

I happen

accipio, -ere, accepi

I accept, I take in, I receive

ad (+ acc)

to, towards

adeo

so much, so greatly, to such an extent

adsum, adesse, adfui

I am here, I am present

advenio, -ire, adveni

arrive

aedifico, -are, -avi

build

ager, agri (m)

field

ago, -ere, egi, actus

I do, I act, I drive

alii...alii

some...others

alius, -a, -ud

other, another, else

alter, -era, -erum

the other, another, one (of two), the second

alter... alter...

one... the other...

altus, -a, -um

high, deep

ambulo, -are, -avi

I walk

amicus, -i (m)

friend

amo, -are, -avi

I love, I like

amor, -oris (m)

love

ancilla, -ae (f)

slave-give, slave-woman

animus, -i (m)

mind, spirit, soul

annus, -i (m)

year

antea

before, previously

appropinquo, -are, -avi (+ dat)

I approach, I come near to

aqua, -ae (f)

water

arma, -orum (n pl)

weapons

ars, artis (f)

art, skill

ascendo, -ere, ascendi

I climb

audax, -acis

bold, daring

audeo, -ere, ausus sum

I dare

audio, -ire, -ivi

I hear, I listen to

aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatus

I take away, carry off, steal

auxilium, -i (n)

help

bellum, -i (n)

war

bene (adv.)

well

bibo, -ere, bibi

I drink

bonus,-a,-um

good

brevis, -e

short, brief

cado, -ere, cecidi

fall

caelum, -i (n)

sky, heaven

capio, -ere, cepi

I take, catch, capture

captivus, -i (m)

captive, prisoner

caput, -itis (n)

head

castra, -orum (n pl)

camp

celer, -eris, -ere

quick, fast

celo, -are, -avi, -atus

I hide (something)

cena, - ae

dinner, meal

centum

hundred

ceteri, -ae, -a

the rest, the others

cibus, -i (m)

food

circum (+ acc)

around

civis, -is (m/f)

citizen

clamo, -are, -avi

I shout

clamor, -oris (m)

shout

clarus, -a, -um

famous, clear

coepi

I began

cogito, -are, -avi, -atus

I think, I consider

cognosco, -ere, cognovi, cognitus

I get to know, I find out

cogo, -ere, coegi, coactus

I force, compel

comes, -itis (m/f)

companion, comrade

conficio, -ere, confeci, confectus

I finish, wear out

conor, -ari, -atus sum

I try

consilium, -i

plan, idea, advice

conspicio, -ere, conspexi

I catch sight of, I notice

constituo, -ere, constitui

I decide

consul, -ulis (m)

consul

consumo, -ere, consumpsi

eat

contra (+ acc)

against

convenio, -ire, conveni

I come together, I gather, I meet

copiae, -arum (f pl)

forces, troops

corpus, -oris (n)

body

cras

tomorrow

credo, -ere, credidi

I believe, I trust

crudelis, -e

cruel

cum (+ abl)

with

cum (+ subjunctive)

when, since

cupio, -ire, -ivi

I want, I desire

cur?

why?

cura, -ae (f)

care, worry

curro, -ere, cucurri

run

custodio, -ire, -ivi

I guard

custos, -odis (m/f)

guard

de (+ abl)

about, from, down from

dea, -ae (f)

goddess

debeo, -ere, -ui

ought, should must, owe

decem

ten

defendo, -ere, defendi

I defend

deinde

then, next

deleo, -ere, delevi

destroy

descendo, -ere, descendi

I go down, I come down

deus, -i (m)

god

dico, -ere, dixi

I say, I speak, I tell

dies, -ei (m)

day

difficilis, -e

difficult

diligens, -entis

careful

dirus, -a, -um

dreadful

discedo, -ere, discessi

leave, depart

diu

for a long time