A-Level Latin

Tricky vocab

acer, acris

keen, sharp, fierce

acies, aciei

line, battle line, army

adimo, adimere, ademi, ademptus

take away, remove

adipiscor, adipisci, adeptus sum

obtain

adulescens

youth, young man

adversus

against

aggredior, agredi, agressus sum

atttack, approach

an

or

angustus

narrow, confined

animadverto, animadverti, adimadversus

notice, observe

aperio, aperire, aperui, apertus

open, reveal, disclose

apud + acc

of

aquila

eagle, standard

aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatus

take away, carry off, steal

augeo, augere, auxi, auctus

increase, exaggerate

bona, bonorum

goods, possessions, property

caedes, caedis

slaughter, killing, murder

campus, campi

plain, field

capio, capere, cepi, captus

take, catch, capture, choose

causa + gen

for the sake of

cedo, cedere, cessi, cessus

yield, give up; (in compounds) go

cerno, cernere, crevi, cretus

see, perceive, decree

certamen, certaminis

contest, battle, struggle

certiorem facere

inform

cingo, cingere, cinxi, cinctus

surround

cupidus, cupida, cupidum + gen

eager (for), greedy

defessus

tired

denique

at last, finally, in short

desino, desinere, desii, desitus

cease

civitas

citizenship, state, city, tribe

clades, cladis

disaster, loss, defeat

clam

secretly

colo, colere, colui, cultus

cultivate, worship, honour

condo, condere, condidi, conditus

found, establish, hide

confero, conferre, contuli, conlatus

collect, compare, contribute, bestow

conficio, conficere, confeci, confectus

complete, wear out

consisto, consistere, constiti, constitus

halt, stand, stand firm

corripio, corripere, corripui, correptus

seize, carry off

dimitto, dimittere, dimisi, dimissus

dismiss, scatter

disco, discere, didici

learn

dolus

trick, fraud

durus

hard, harsh, rough

efficio, efficere, effeci, effectus

carry out, accomplish

egeo, egere, egui + gen/abl

need, be in want of, lack

eo

thither

erga + acc

towards

etsi

although

excito, excitare, excepi, exceptus

receive, take, welcome

exitium, exitii

ruin, destruction

extra + acc

outside

fallo, fallere, fefelli, falsus

deceive, cheat, escape one's notice

fere

nearly, about

fodio, fodere, fodi, fossus

dig

foedus, foederis

treaty, agreement

fortasse

perhaps

fossa, fossae

ditch, trench

frigus, frigoris

cold

fundo, fundere, fudi, fusus

pour, shed, rout

haud

not

hiberna, hibernorum

winter quarters

hinc

from here, hence, henceforth

huc

here, to this place

humus, humi

ground, earth

idoneus

suitable, convenient

ignoro, ignorare, ignoravi, ignoratus

do not know, be ignorant, misunderstand

illic

there

impetus, impetus

attack, impulse

incito, incitare, incitavi, incitatus

urge on, arouse, encourage

inde

from there, thereupon, next

infero, inferre, intuli, inlatus

inflict, bring to, cause, carry against

signa inferre

attack, charge

bellum inferre

make war on

infra

below

ingenium, ingenii

character, ability

iniquus

unfair, unjust, unfavourable

inopia, inopiae

shortage, lack, poverty

inquam, inquit, inquiunt

say

insignis

distinguished, glorious

instruo, instruere, instruxi, instructus

draw up, prepare, equip, supply

invitus

unwilling, reluctant

ita vero

yes

iungo, iungere, iunxi, iunctus

join, unite, fasten

iuvo, iuvare, iuvi, iutus

help

labor, labi, lapsus sum

glide, slip, fall

laedo, laedere, laesi, laesus

hurt, injure, harm

latus

wide, broad

latus, lateris

side, wing

laus, laudis

praise, honour, credit

lex, legis

law

licet, licere, licuit + dat

it is allowed

malo, malle, malui

prefer

mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatus

commit, entrust, command

mane

in the morning, early

mensis, mensis

month

metus, metus

fear

minor, minari, minatus sum + dat

threaten

modo

just now, only

monstro, monstrare, monstravi, monstratus

show, point out, indicate, instruct

moror, morari, moratus sum

delay

mos, moris

habit, custom, (pl) character, morals