Book 1 vocabulary

abest

is out, is absent

abit

goes away

abiit

happened

accipit

accepts

accusat

accuses

actor

actor

addidit

added

adest

is here

adiuvat

helps

administrat

looks after

aedificzt

builds

aeger

sick, ill

agit

does, acts

agitat

chases

agnoscit

recognises

agricola

farmer

alius

other, another

alter

the other, the second

ambulat

walks

amicissimus

very friendly

amicus

friend

amittit

loses

ancilla

maid, slave-girl

antiquus

old, ancient

anulus

ring

anxius

anxious

aperit

opens

apodyterium

changing-room

apparet

appears

architectus

builder, architect

ardet

burns, is on fire

argentaria

banker’s stall

argentarius

banker

argumentum

proof, evidence

artifex

artist, craftman

asinus

ass, donkey

ater

black

athleta

athlete

attonitus

astonished

auctor

creator

audit

hears, listen to

audicissime

very boldly

aurae

air

auxilium

help

avarus

miser

babae!

hey!

barba

beard

barbarus

barbarian

basilica

law court

benignus

kind

bestia

wild beast

bibit

drinks

bestiarius

beast-fighter

caelum

sky

callidus

clever, cunning

candidatus

candidate

canis

dog

cantat

sings

capit

takes

caudex

caupo

innkeeper

caute

cautiously

celat

hides

celebrat

celebrates

celertier

quickly

cena

dinner

cenat

dines

centurio

centurion

cera

wax, wax tablet

cervus

deer

cibus

food

cinis

ash

circumspectat

looks around

civis

citizen

clamat

shouts

clamor

shout, uproar

clausit

shut, closed

cogitat

considers

columba

dove

commisit

began

commotus

moved, affected

complet

fills

componit

arranges

comprehendit

arrested

confecit

finished

consentit

agrees

consilium

plan, idea

conspicit

catches sight of

consumit

eats

contendit

hurries

contentio

argument

contentus

satisfied

controversia

debate

convenit

gathers, meets

convictit

convicts, finds guilty

coquit

cooks

coquus

cook

cotidie

every day

credit

trusts, believes

crines

hair