latin a level prose composition vocabulary list

a, certain

quidam, quaedam, quoddam

abandon

desero, deserere, deserui, desertus

able I am

possum, posse, potui

about

de + abl

about (number)

circiter

accept

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptum

accuse

accuso, accusare, accusavi, accusatus

acquire

comparō,

across

trans + acc

act

ago, agere, egi, actus

admire

miror, mirari, miratus sum

adorn

orno, ornare, ornavi, ornatum

advance

progredior, progredi, progressus sum

advice

consilium, consilii 2n

afraid

timeo; vereor, -eri, veritus sum

afterwards

postea

after

post + acc

again

iterum

against

contra + acc

agree

convenio, -ire, -veni, -ventum

air

aer, aeris 3m

alive

vivus, -a, -um

all

omnis, omnis, omne

all but

paene

ally

socius, socii, 2m

alone

solus, sola, solum

allowed

licet, licere, licuit + dative

already

iam

also

quoque

altar

ara, arae, 1f.

although

quamquam

always

semper

I am

sum, esse, fui

am in charge

preasum, -esse, -fui + dative

am present

adsum, adesse, adfui

am amazed

miror, mirari, miratus sum

ambassador

legatus, legati, 2m

ambush

insidiae, insidiarum, f.

among

inter +acc

and

et, -que

and so

itaque

anger

ira, irae, 1f

angry

iratus, irata, iratum

announce

nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatus

another

alius, alia, aliud

any

ullus, ulla, ullum

anyone ( after a negative )

quisquam

anyone (after ne)

quis

any one (after si)

quis

anyone (in indicative question)

quis

another (of two)

alter, altera, alterum

appear

appareo, apparere, apparui

appointed

certus, -a, -um

approach

accedo, accedere, accessi, accessurus + dative

approve

probo, probare, probavi, probatum

arm

armo, armare, armavi, armatum

army

exercitus, exercitus, 4m.

arrest

comprehendo, comprehendere, comprehendi, comprehensus

arrive

advenio, advenire, adveni

art

ars, artis, 3f.

as...as possible

quam + superlative

as big as

tantus ... quantus

as follows

sic

as if

sic/ita...ut; tam...quam

as many... as

tot... quot

as often as

totiens... quotiens

as soon as

simulac, simulatque

ash

cinis, cineris, m.

ask

rogo, rogare, rogavi, rogatus

astonished

attonitus, attonita, attonitum

at first

primo

at how much (value)

quanti

at once

statim

at the house of

apud + acc

at the same time

simul

attack n.

impetus, impetus, m.

attack v.

oppugno, oppugnare, oppugnavi, oppugnatus

pay [give] attention to ~

operam do, dare, dedi, datum

awake

excito

back

tergum, tergi, 2n.

bad

malus, mala, malum

banquet

cena, ae

barbarian

barbarus, barbari, m.

battle

proelium, proelii

battle line/field

acies, aciei, 5f.

beach

litus, litoris, 3n; ora, -ae 1f

bear

fero, ferre, tuli, latum

beautiful

pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum

become

fio, fieri, factus sum

bed

lectus, lecti, 2m.

bedroom

cubiculum, cubiculi, 2n.

before + noun

ante + accusative

before + verb

antequam, priusquam

beg

oro, orare, oravi, oratus

begin

incipio, incipere, incepi, inceptum

behind

post (+acc)

believe

credo, credere, credidi, creditum (+dat)

beseige

obsideo, obsidere, obsedi, obsessus

best

optimus, -a, -um

betray

prodo, prodere, prodidi, proditum