Latin GCSE vocab

a, ab

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

ancilla

slave-girl, slave-woman

caelum

sky, heaven

conficio

finish, wear out

custodio

guard

dominus

master

exercitus

army

gaudeo

be pleased, rejoice

ibi

there

intro

enter

lentus

slow

meus

my

navis

ship

num … ?

surely … not? whether

pauci

few, a few

postridie

on the next day

quaero

search for, look for, ask

refero

bring/carry back, report, tell

scelus

crime

solus

alone, lonely, only, on one's own

tantus

so great, such a great

umquam

ever

vir

man

absum

be absent, be away, be distant from

animus

spirit, soul, mind

capio

take, catch, capture, make (a plan)

conor

try

custos

guard

domus

home

exspecto

wait for, expect

gaudium

joy, pleasure

idem

the same

invenio

find

libenter

willingly, gladly

miles

soldier

-ne

(introduces question)

numquam

never

pax

peace

praemium

prize, reward, profit

qualis?

what sort of?

regina

queen

scio

know

specto

look at, watch

tempestas

storm

unde?

from where?

virtus

courage, virtue

ac, atque

and

annus

year

captivus

captive, prisoner

consilium

plan, idea, advice

de

from, down from, about

donum

gift, present

facilis

easy

gens

family, tribe, race, people

igitur

therefore, and so

invito

invite

liber

book

minime

very little, least, no

ne

that … not, so that … not, that, lest

nunc

now

pecunia

money

primo

at first

quam

as … as possible

regnum

kingdom

scribo

write

spero

hope, expect

templum

temple

urbs

city

vita

life

accido

happen

antea

before

caput

head

conspicio

catch sight of, notice

dea

goddess

dormio

sleep

facio

make, do

gero

wear (clothes), wage (war)

ille

that, he, she, it

ipse

himself, herself, itself, themselves

liberi

children

miror

wonder at, admire

nec, neque

and not, nor, neither

nuntio

announce, report

pello

drive

primus

first

rego

rule

se

himself, herself, itself, themselves

spes

hope

tempus

time

ut

that, so that, in order that

vivo

live, be alive

accipio

accept, take in, receive

appropinquo

approach, come near to

castra

camp

constituo

decide

debeo

owe, ought, should, must

duco

lead, take

faveo

favour, support

gladius

sword

imperator

emperor, general, leader