Latin GCSE Vocabulary

All the vocabulary needed to learn

altus, alta, altum

high, deep

audeo, audere, ausus sum

dare

cado, cadere, cecidi, casus

fall

cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatus

think, consider

copiae, copiarum, f plural

forces, troops

enim

for

forte

by chance

hortor, hortari, hortatus sum

encourage, urge

iterum

again

lux, lucis, f

light, daylight

morior, mori, mortuus sum

die

nonnulli, nonnullae, nonnulla

some, several

patior, pati, passus sum

suffer, endure

portus, portus, m

harbour, port

primo

at first

propter + accusative

on account of, because of

quidam, quaedam, quoddam

one, a certain, some

rego, regere, rexi, rectus

rule

scelestus, scelesta, scelestum

wicked

sine + ablative

without

tollo, tollere, sustuli, sublatus

raise, lift up, hold up

verto, vertere, verti, versus

turn

vulnus, vulneris, n

wound

impero, imperare, imperavi, imperatus + dative

order, command, power

imperium, imperii, n

empire, power, command

alii ... alii

some ... others

apud + accusative

among, with, at the house of

brevis, breve

short, brief

coepi, coepisse

begin

conor, conari, conatus sum

try

egredior, egredi, egressus sum

go out

felix, felicis

fortunate, happy

gens, gentis, f

family, tribe, race, people

inimicus, inimici, m

enemy

loquor, loqui, locutus sum

speak

miror, mirari, miratus sum

wonder at, admire

nisi

unless, except

oro, orare, oravi, oratus

beg

poenas do

pay the penalty, am punished

precor, precari, precatus sum

pray (to), beg

progredior, progredi, progressus sum

advance

quando?

when?

regnum, regni, n

kingdom

sapiens, sapientis

wise

simulac, simulatque

as soon as

tempestas, tempestatis, f

storm

validus, valida, validum

strong

vivus, viva, vivum

alive, living

adsum, adesse, adfui

be here, be present

antea

before

autem

but, however

celo, celare, celavi, celatus

hide

comes, comitis, m and f

comrade, companion

dirus, dira, dirum

dreadful

exercitus, exercitus, m

army

gaudeo, gaudere, gavisus sum

be pleased, rejoice

iacio, iacere, ieci, iactus (in compounds -icio)

throw

infelix, infelicis

unlucky, unhappy

legio, legionis, f

legion

malo, malle, malui

prefer

multo

much

offero, offerre, obtuli, oblatus

offer

plenus, plena, plenum

full

postridie

on the next day

proelium, proelii, n

battle

puto, putare, putavi, putatus

think

reddo, reddere, reddidi, redditus

give back, restore

rumpo, rumpere, rupi, ruptus

break, burst

sequor, sequi, secutus sum

follow

spero, sperare, speravi, speratus

hope, expect

unde

from where

videor, videri, visus sum

seem, appear

ager, agri, m

field

appareo, apparere, apparui

appear

benignus, benigna, benignum

kind

clarus, clara, clarum

famous, clear

conficio, conficere, confeci, confectus

finish, wear out

dum

while, until

faveo, favere, favi, fautus + dative

favour, support

gaudium, gaudii, n

joy, pleasure

idem, eadem, idem

the same

ingredior, ingredi, ingressus sum

enter

libenter

willingly, gladly

maritus, mariti, m

husband

ne + subjunctive

that ... not, so that ... not, that, lest

opprimo, opprimere, oppressi, oppressus

crush, overwhelm

poena, poenae, f

punishment

praemium, praemii, n

prize, reward, profit

proficiscor, proficisci, profectus sum

set out

quam + superlative adverb

as ... as possible

refero, referre, rettuli, relatus

bring/carry back, report, tell

sanguis, sanguinis, m

blood

simul

at the same time

spes, spei, f

hope

ut + indicative

as, when

virtus, virtutis, f

courage, virtue

absum, abesse, afui

am absent, am away, am distant from

ante + accusative

before, in front of

aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatus

take away, carry off, steal

captivus, captivi, m

captive, prisoner