Intermediate Latin Vocab

the 1,000 most common Latin words, in no particular order

tempus -oris n.

time

fons, fontis, m.

fountain, spring

curro, currere, cucurri, cursum

to run

virtus, virtutis, f.

courage, manliness

talis, -e

such

sumo, sumere, sumpsi, sumptus

take up, begin, suppose, assume

solus, -a, -um

alone, only

virgo, virginis, f.

maiden, virgin

vir, viri, m.

man

adversum + acc.

against, toward, facing, contrary to

ferrum, ferri, n.

iron, sword

salus, salutis, f.

safety, health

adversus, -a, -um

opposite, adverse, against

vestis, vestis, f.

clothing

si

if

vinum, vini, n.

wine

amicus amici m amica amicae f

friend

multitudo, multitudinis, f.

crowd, multitude

comes, comitis, m/f

comrade, companion

ops, opis, f.

power, help, influence, wealth

locus, loci, m.

place, position

sicut

just as

agmen, agminis, n.

column (of people), procession

vito, vitare, vitavi, vitatus

to avoid, shun

servio, servire, servivi, servitum

to be a slave, to serve

solum

only, just, barely, alone

victor, victoris, m.

victor, conqueror

scilicet

of course, obviously

tam

so, so much

spes, spei, f.

hope, expectation

exerceo, exercere, exercui, exercitus

exercise, train, enforce, administer, cultivate

scelus, sceleris, n.

crime, wickedness

celeriter

quickly

regius, a, um

royal

potens, potentis

powerful, able

tergum, tergi, n.

back, rear

desidero, desiderare, desideravi, desideratum

to desire, long for, miss

desero, deserere, deserui, desertus

desert, abandon

aurum, auri, n.

gold

offero, offerre, obtuli, oblatus

carry to, bring to

censeo, censere, censui, censum

think, vote, decree, rate

mater, matris, f.

mother

ullus, -a, -um

any

vix

hardly, scarcely

claudo, claudere, clausi, clausus

shut, close

video, videre, vidi, visus

see, consider, (Pass) seem

seu

or if

ago, agere, egi, actus

do, act, drive

victoria, victoriae, f.

victory

maritus, mariti, m.

husband

sustineo, sustinere, sustinui, sustentus

sustain, withstand, maintain, endure

suus, -a, -um

his, her, its, their (own)

taceo, tacere, tacui, tacitum

be silent, be quiet

tardus, -a, -um

late, slow

desino, desinere, desii, desitum

stop, cease, desist

cursus, cursus, m.

running, course

creo, creare, creavi, creatus

make, create

error, erroris m

wandering, error

subeo, subire, subii, subitum

go under, endure

tandem

at last, finally

aliquis -quae -quod

some, any

existimo, existimare, existimavi, existimatum

think, suppose, consider

exigo, exigere, exegi, exactum

drive out, expel, finish, exact, examine

contra

against

timeo, timere, timui

fear, be afraid

volucris, volucris, f./m.

bird, flying creature

silva, silvae, f.

forest, woods

similis, simile

like, similar

utrum

whether

vulgo

generally, publicly, universally

converto, convertere, converti, conversus

turn around, change

eo, ire, ii

go

diversus, a, um

scattered, diverse, different

qui, quae, quod

who, which

vultus, vultus, m.

face, expression

turbo, turbare, turbavi, turbatus

disturb, agitate, throw into confusion

vulgus, vulgi, n.

the common people, mob, rabble

duco, ducere, duxi, ductus

lead

exeo, exire, exii, exitum

go out, exit

facies, faciei, f.

shape, appearance, face

dubito, dubitare, dubitavi, dubitatum

hesitate, doubt

varius, a, um

changing, varied, various

telum, teli, n.

weapon, spear

vinco, vincere, vici, victus

win, conquer

aio

assert, say (defective)

queror, queri, questus sum

complain

convivium, convivii, n.

feast, party, banquet

tutus, a, um

safe

gradus, gradus, m.

step, position

quisquam, quicquam

anyone, anything

doceo, docere, docui, doctus

teach, show

verto, vertere, verti, versus

turn, change

adverto, advertere, adverti, adversus

turn towards, direct one's attention to

unde

from where

compono, componere, composui, compositus

put together, arrange, settle

tamquam

as, just as, so to speak

vester, vestra, vestrum

your (pl)

tamen

however

epistula, epistulae, f.

letter

fio, fieri, factus sum

become, be made, happen