Prose Composition Vocabulary

a certain

quidam, quaedam, quoddam

abandon

desero, desere, deserui, desertum

able

possum, posse, potui

about

de + abl

about (with numbers)

circiter

accept

accipio, accipere, accepi, acceptum

accuse

accuso, accusare, accusavi, accusatum

acquire

comparo, comparare, comparavi, comparatum

across

trans + acc

act

ago, agere, egi, actum

admire

miror, mirari, miratus sum

adorn

orno, ornare, ornavi, ornatum

advance

progredior, progredi, progressus sum

advice

consilium, consilii

afraid

timeo, timere, timui

afraid (deponent)

vereor, vereri, veritus sum

after

post + acc

afterwards

postea

again

iterum

against

contra + acc

agree

convenio, convenire, conveni, conventum

air

aer, aeris

alive

vivus, viva, vivum

all

omnis, omnis, omne

all but

paene

ally

socius, socii

alone

solus, sola, solum

allowed

licet, licere, licuit + dat

already

iam

also

quoque

altar

ara, arae

although (+ verb)

quamquam

always

semper

am

sum, esse, fui, futurus

am in charge

praesum, praeesse, praefui, praefuturum

am present

adsum, adesse, adfui

amazed

miror, mirari, miratus sum

ambassador

legatus, legati

ambush

insidiae, insidiarum

among

inter + acc

anger

ira, irae

angry

iratus, irata, iratum

announce

nuntio, nuntiare, nuntiavi, nuntiatum

another

alias, alia, aliud

any

ullus, ulla, ullum

anyone (after a negative)

quisquam

anyone (after ne/si/in indirect q)

quis

another (of two)

alter, altera, alterum

appear

appareo, apparere, apparui

appointed

certus, certa, certum

approach

appropinquo, appropinquare, appropinquavi

approve

probo, probare, probavi, probatum

arm

armo, armare, armavi, armatum

arms

arma, armorum

army

exercitus, exercitus

arrest

comprehendo, comprehendere, comprehendi, comprehensum

arrive

advenio, advenire, adveni, adventum

art

ars, artis

as...as possible

quam + superlative

as big as

tantus, tanta, tantum

as if

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

as many... as

tot... quot

as often as

totiens... quotiens

as soon as

simul atque

ash

cinis, cineris

ask

rogo, rogare, rogavi, rogatum

astonished

attonitus, attonita, attonitum

at first

primo

at how much (value)

quanti

at the house of

apud + acc

at the same time

simul

attack (noun)

impetus, impetus

attack

aggredior, aggredi, aggressus sum

pay/give attention

operam do, dare, dedi, datum

awake

excito, excitare, excitavi, excitatum

back

tergum, tergi

barbarian

barbarus, barbari

battle line, battle field

acies, aciei

beach

litus, litoris; ora, orae

bear

fero, ferre, tuli, latum

become

fio, fieri, factus sum

bed

cubile, cubilis

bedroom

cubiculum, cubiculi

before (+ noun)

ante + acc

before (+ verb)

antequam; priusquam

beg

oro, orare, oravi, oratum

begin

incipio, incipere, incepi, inceptum

believe

credo, credere, credidi, creditum + dat

besiege

obsideo, obsidere, obsedi, obsessum

betray

prodo, prodere, prodidi, proditum

better

melior, melius

block of flats

insula, insulae

blood

sanguis, sanguinis

bloody

cruentus, cruenta, cruentum

boat

navigium, navigii

body

corpus, corporis

bold

audax, audacis

boldly

audacter

book

liber, libri

booty

praeda, praedae