Latin Vocabulary Notes

Praeceptum

A commandment or law

Desinere

Latin for to cease or stop

Venitare

Latin for to frequent or come often

Candidus

Latin for bright

Fulgere

Latin for to shine

Ineptire

Latin for to be a fool

Linteum

Latin for napkin

Sectari

Latin for to pursue

Pendere

Latin for to hang

Gemere

Latin for to groan

Inclytus

Latin for glorious or famous

Insignis

Latin for remarkable

Poena

Latin for punishment

Flagellum

Latin for whip

Sociare

Latin for to share in or ally

Plangere

Latin for to lament

Desolare

Latin for to abandon

Supplicium

Latin for punishment or torture

Contemplari

Latin for to observe

Navigatio

Latin for sea voyage

Usque

Latin for up to or as far as

Salubris

Latin for comfortable

Aestus

Latin for heat

Febricula

Latin for a little fever

Subsistere

Latin for to halt or stop

Excusio

Latin for to investigate or examine

Impendo

Latin for to spend money

Curator

Latin for supervisor

Mensura

Latin for measurement

Desum

Latin for to lack

Mensor

Latin for surveyor

Dispicio

Latin for to consider

Opus

Latin for a work of art

Laetor

Latin for to rejoice

Floreo

Latin for to flourish

Vertor

Latin for to turn

Minor

Latin for to threaten

Prodo

Latin for to betray

Demum

Latin for at last

Mereo

Latin for to deserve

Ignoscere

Latin for to forgive

Invidere

Latin for to envy

Parcere

Latin for to spare

Persuadere

Latin for to persuade

Confidere

Latin for to trust

Nocere

Latin for to injure or harm

Ars

Latin for skill or art

Collocare

Latin for to place

Denique

Latin for finally

Desperare

Latin for to despair

Doctus

Latin for educated

Rumpere

Latin for to break

Irrumpere

Latin for to burst in

Vertere

Latin for to turn

Vilis

Latin for cheap or worthless

Raucus

Latin for harsh

Rudens

Latin for rope

Commotus

Latin for alarmed

Lenis

Latin for gentle

Alter

Latin for one or the other

Posterus

Latin for following

Praebeo

Latin for to expose physically

Eripere

Latin for to snatch away

Adducere

Latin for to influence

Cupiditas

Latin for desire

Appellare

Latin for to name

Diaconus

Latin for deacon

Captivitas

Latin for captivity

Rusticus

Latin for unrefined

Urbanus

Latin for sophisticated

Fere

Latin adverb meaning almost

Presbyterus

Latin for priest

Obediens

Latin for obedient

Contemptibilis

Latin for contemptible

Perire

Latin for to die

Perdere

Latin for to ruin

Iocosus

Latin for playful

Obstinatus

Latin for stubborn

Perferre

Latin for to endure

Obdurare

Latin for to be tough

Invitus

Latin for unwilling

Labellum

Latin for lip

Destinatus

Latin for determined

Scelestus

Latin for wicked

Prex

Latin for prayer

Moerere

Latin for to mourn

Plaga

Latin for scar or wound

Vehiculum

Latin for carriage

Sufficiens

Latin for sufficient

Obstare

Latin for to obstruct

Postridie

Latin for on the next day

Canistrum

Latin for basket

Pontifex

Latin for priest

Pontifex Maximus

Latin for the chief priest