Brunel's Vocabulary: C (pt. 1)

cado, cadere, cecidi, casum

to fall

caecus, caeca, caecum

blind, hidden

caedes, caedis, f.

slaughter

caedo, caedere, cecidi, caesum

to cut, cut off, kill

caelum, caeli, n.

sky, heaven, the heavens

caeruleus, caerulea, caeruleum

dark blue, dark, gloomy

calamitas, calamitatis, f.

disaster, misfortune, loss, injury

caleo, calere, calui, --

to be hot, be warm, glow

campus, campi, m.

plain, level area, athletic field

candeo, candere, candui, --

to glow, be white

canis, canis, c.

dog, hound

cano, canere, cecini, cantum

to sing, praise, prophesy, celebrate

canus, cana, canum

white, hoary, aged, venerable

capillus, capilli, m.

hair

capio, capere, cepi, captum

to capture, take, seize

captivus, captivi, m.

captive, prisoner

caput, capitis, n.

head

carcer, carceris, m.

prison, starting gate

careo, carere, carui, --

to lack

carina, carinae, f.

keel, ship

carmen, carminis, n.

song, chant, poem, prophecy

carpo, carpere, carpsi, carptum

to pluck, pick

carrus, carri, m.

chariot

carus, cara, carum

dear, special, beloved

castellum, castelli, n.

fort, stronghold

castra, castrorum, n. pl.

camp (military), army life

castus, casta, castum

chaste, pure

casus, casus, m.

happening, chance, accident

caterva, catervae, f.

crowd, mob, throng

causa, causae, f.

cause, reason

causā + gen.

for the sake of

caveo, cavere, cavi, cautum

to beware, be cautious

cavus, cava, cavum

hollow, vaulted

cedo, cedere, cessi, cessum

to yield, give way, go, go away

celever, celebris, celebre

famous, thronged, crowded

celebro, celebrare, celebravi, celebratum

to celebrate, throng, make famous

celer, celeris, celere

swift, fast

celeritas, celeritatis, f.

speed, quickness

celero, celerare, celeravi, celeratum

to hasten, speed, expedient

celsus, celsa, celsum

lofty, high

cena, cenae, f.

dinner, supper, meal

censeo, censere, censui, censum

to estimate, think, decide, vote

censor, censoris, m.

censor

centum (indecl.)

one hundred

centurio, centurionis, m.

centurion, sergeant

cerno, cernere, crevi, cretum

to discern, see, distinguish

certamen, certaminis, n.

struggle, contest

certo, certare, certavi, certatum

to struggle, contend

certus, certa, certum

certain, definite, sure, fixed

cervix, cervicis, f.

neck (and shoulders)

cervus, cervi, m.

deer, stag

cesso, cessare, cessavi, cessatum

to cease, delay, loiter

ceteri, ceterae, cetera

the rest of, the others

ceteri, ceterorum, m. pl.

the others

ceu (conj.)

as, as if

chorus, chori, m.

dance troop, dance

cibus, cibi, m.

food

cieo, ciere, civi, citum

to stir up

cingo, cingere, cinxi, cinctum

to gird, surround, buckle

cinis, cineris, m.

ash, ashes, death, destruction, ruin

circiter (adv. with numerals)

about

circum + acc.

around

circumdo, circumdare, circumdedi, circumdatum

to put (acc.) around (dat.), to surround (with)

circumsisto, circumsistere, circumsteti, --

to stand around, surround

citerior, citerior, ceterius

nearer, closer

citus, cita, citum

fast, swift

civilis, civilis, civile

civil, of a citizen

civis, civis, c.

citizen

civitas, civitatis, f.

citizenship, state

clam (adv.)

secretly

clamo, clamare, clamavi, clamatum

to shout, call out, proclaim

clarus, clara, clarum

clear, famous, lucid

classis, classis, f.

fleet (of ships)

claudo, claudere, clausi, clausum

to close, shut

clemens, clementis

mild, merciful

cliens, clientis, m.

client, follower

clipeus, clipei, m.

(round) shield

coepi, coepisse, coeptum

(defective) to begin

cogito, cogitare, cogitavi, cogitatum

to think, plan, consider

cognomen, cognominis, n.

name (of a citizen’s tribe or clan)

cognosco, cognoscere, cognovi, cognitum

to learn, (in perf. tense) know

cogo, cogere, coegi, coactum

to force, collect, compel, bring, pressure upon, coax, extract, extort

cohors, cohortis, f.

cohort, regiment, escort

collega, collegae, m.

colleague, associate

colligo, colligere, collegi, collectum

to collect, concentrate, gather

collis, collis, m.

hill

colloquium, colloquii, n.

meeting, conference, conversation

collum, colli, n.

neck

colo, colere, colui, cultum

to cultivate, worship, cherish, work

colonus, coloni, m.

settler, frontiersman

coma, comae, f.

hair, leaves (of a tree), foliage

comes, comitis, m.

companion, associate, fellow traveller

comitatus, comitatus, m.

followers, retinue

comitia, comitiorum, n.

assembly, election

comitor/comito, comitari, comitatus sum

to accompany, attend, follow

commeatus, commeatus, m.

supplies, provisions

commemoro, commemorare, commemoravi, commemoratum

to mention, call to mind, remember

commendo, commendare, commendavi, commendatum

to commend, entrust

committo, committere, commisi, commissum

to commit, join battle

commodus, commoda, commodum

suitable, convenient