GCSE Latin vocabulary (Eduqas)

a, ab + abl

from, by

absum, abesse

be out, be absent, be away

ac, atque (indecl.)

and

accido, accidere, accidi

happen

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptus accept,

take in, receive

ad + acc

to, towards, at

adeo (indecl.)

so much, so greatly

adiuvo, adiuvare, adiuvi, adiutus

help

adsum, adesse

be here, be present

a, ab + abl

from, by

absum, abesse

be out, be absent, be away

ac, atque (indecl.)

and

accido, accidere, accidi

happen

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptus

accept, take in, receive

ad + acc

to, towards, at

adeo (indecl.)

so much, so greatly

adiuvo, adiuvare, adiuvi, adiutus

help

adsum, adesse

be here, be present

advenio, advenire, adveni

arrive

ago, agere, egi, actus

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

ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi

walk

amicus, amici,

m. friend

amo, amare, amavi, amatus

love, like

amor, amoris,

m. love

ancilla, ancillae,

f. slave-girl, maid

animus, animi,

m. spirit, soul, mind

annus, anni,

m. year

ante + acc

before, in front of

antea (indecl.)

before

aperio, aperire, aperui, apertus

open

appareo, apparere, apparui

appear

appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquavi + dat

approach, come near to

apud + acc

among, with, at the house of

aqua, aquae,

f. water

audax, audacis

bold, daring

audio, audire, audivi, auditus

hear, listen to

aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatus

take away, carry off, steal

aut ... aut

(indecl.) either ... or

bellum, belli,

n. war

bene (indecl.)

well

benignus, benigna, benignum

kind, generous

bibo, bibere, bibi

drink

bonus, bona, bonum

good

brevis, breve short,

brief

cado, cadere, cecidi, casus

fall

caelum, caeli, n.

sky, heaven

canis, canis, m.

dog

capio, capere, cepi, captus

take, catch, capture, adopt (a plan)

caput, capitis, n.

head

carus, cara, carum

dear

celer, celere

quick, fast

celo, celare, celavi, celatus

hide

cena, cenae, f.

dinner, meal

centum (indecl.)

a hundred

ceteri, ceterae, cetera

the rest, the others

cibus, cibi, m.

food

circum + acc

around

civis, civis, m.f.

citizen

clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatus

shout

clamor, clamoris, m.

shout, shouting, noise

coepi, coepisse, coeptus

began (past tenses only)

cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatus

think, consider

cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitus

get to know, find out, learn

cogo, cogere, coegi, coactus

force, compel

comes, comitis, m.f.

comrade, companion

conficio, conficere, confeci, confectus

finish, wear out, exhaust

conor, conari, conatus sum

try

consilium, consilii, n.

plan, idea, advice

conspicio, conspicere, conspexi, conspectus

catch sight of, notice

constituo, constituere, constitui, constitutus

decide

consumo, consumere, consumpsi, consumptus

eat

contra + acc

against

corpus, corporis, n.

body

credo, credere, credidi, creditus + dat

believe, trust, have faith in

crudelis, crudele

cruel

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

with (as prefix = together)

cum (indecl.)

when, since

cupio, cupere, cupivi

want, desire

cur?

why?

cura, curae, f.

care, worry

curo, curare, curavi, curatus

look after, care for, supervise

curro, currere, cucurri, cursus

run

custos, custodis, m.f.

guard

de + abl

from, down from, about

dea, deae, f.

goddess

debeo, debere, debui, debitus

owe, ought, should, must

decem

ten

deinde

then

deleo, delere, delevi, deletus

destroy

despero, desperare, desperavi, desperatus

despair

deus, dei, m.

god

dico, dicere, dixi, dictus

say

dies, diei, m.

day

difficilis, difficile

difficult

dirus, dira, dirum

dreadful

discedo, discedere, discessi

depart, leave