Latin GCSE vocabulary

a, ab

from, away from, by (as prefix \= away)

absum

be absent, be away, be distant from

ac, atque

and

accido

happen

accipio

accept, take in, receive

ad

to, towards, at

adeo

so much, so greatly, to such an extent

adsum

be here, be present

advenio

arrive

aedifico

build

ager

field

ago

do, act, drive

alii … alii

some … others

alius

other, another, else

alter

the other, another, one (of two), the second (of two)

altus

high, deep

ambulo

walk

amicus

friend

amo

love, like

amor

love

ancilla

slave-girl, slave-woman

animus

spirit, soul, mind

annus

year

antea

before

appropinquo

approach, come near to

aqua

water

arma

arms, weapons

ars

art, skill

ascendo

climb

audax

bold, daring

audeo

dare

audio

hear, listen to

aufero

take away, carry off, steal

auxilium

help

bellum

war

bene

well

bibo

drink

bonus

good

brevis

short, brief

cado

fall

caelum

sky, heaven

capio

take, catch, capture, make (a plan)

captivus

captive, prisoner

caput

head

castra

camp

celer

quick, fast

celo

hide

cena

dinner, meal

ceteri

the rest, the others

cibus

food

circum

around

civis

citizen

clamo

shout

clamor

shout, shouting, noise

clarus

famous, clear

coepi

began

cogito

think, consider

cognosco

get to know, find out

cogo

force, compel

comes

comrade, companion

conficio

finish, wear out

conor

try

consilium

plan, idea, advice

conspicio

catch sight of, notice

constituo

decide

consul

consul

consumo

eat

contra

against

convenio

come together, gather, meet

copiae

forces, troops

corpus

body

cras

tomorrow

credo

believe, trust

crudelis

cruel

cum

with

cum

when, since

cupio

want, desire

cur?

why?

cura

care, worry

curro

run

custodio

guard

custos

guard

de

from, down from, about

dea

goddess

debeo

owe, ought, should, must

defendo

defend

deinde

then

deleo

destroy

descendo

go down, come down

deus

god

dico

say, speak, tell

dies

day

difficilis

difficult

diligens

careful

dirus

dreadful

discedo

depart, leave

diu

for a long time

do

give

doceo

teach

domina

mistress