Vocabulary Master

This is a master list of vocabulary being used this semester. If you are trying to memorize entries and definitions, it is much better to work off the individual module vocabulary lists linked on the Notes, Charts, and Vocabulary page. It is best to use this master list to look up specific words.


-ne (enclitic) - (indicates a question)
-que (enclitic) - and


ā/ab (+ abl.) - (away) from, by
accipiō, accipere, accēpī, acceptus - to accept, receive
ācer, ācris, ācre - keen, sharp
aciēs, aciēī, f. - battle line
ad (+ acc. gerund/gerundive) - for the purpose of
ad (+ acc.) - to, toward, at
adhuc - still
aetas, aetātis, f. - life, lifetime, age
agricola, agricolae, m. - farmer
alius, alia, aliud - another, other; aliī…aliī = “some … others”
alter, altera, alterum - other, one (of two); alter…alter = “one … the other”
altus, -a, -um - tall, deep, high
amō, amāre, amāvī, amātus - to love
annus, -ī, m. - year
antequam - before
appellō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus - to call, address, name
apud (+ acc.) - with, at, by, near
ars, artis, f. - art, skill
aspiciō, aspicere, aspexī, aspectus - to look at, behold
at - but (stronger than sed)
atque / ac - and
audiō, audīre, audīvī, audītus - to hear
aut - or; aut…aut - “either … or”
autem (post-positive) - however, on the other hand
auxilium, auxiliī, n. - help, aid, support


bonus, bona, bonum - good
brevis, -e - short


canō, canere, cecinī, cantus - to sing
capiō, capere, cēpī, captus - to take, seize
caput, capitis, n. - head
carmen, carminis, n. - song, poem
causā / gratiā (postpositive, + gen.) - because of, for the sake of, for the purpose of
cautus, -a, -um - careful, cautious, wary
centum (indeclinable) - one hundred
ceterus, -a, -um - the rest, remaining
cīvis, cīvis, m./f. - citizen
cognoscō, cognoscere, cognōvī, cognitus - to recognize, understand, perceive, learn
conor, conārī, conātus sum - to try (+ inf.)
consilium, consiliī, n. - plan, counsel, advice
corpus, corporis, n. - body
credō, credere, credidī, creditus (+ dat.) - to believe, trust
cum (+ abl.) - with
cum - when cūr - why
currō, currere, cucurrī, cursus - to run


dē (+ abl.) - down from
decem (indeclinable) - ten
decimus, -a, -um - tenth
deinde - next, thereafter, thereupon, then
difficilis, -e - difficult
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus - to say, speak
diēs, diēī, m. - day
discēdō, discēdere, discessī, discessūrus - to depart
discō, discere, didicī, —– - to learn
dō, dare, dedī, datus - to give
doceō, docēre, docuī, doctus - to teach
dōnum, -ī, n. - gift
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductus - to lead
dum (+ indicative) - while, as long as
dum (+ subjunctive) - until
duo, duae, duo - two
dux, ducis, m. - leader


ē/ex (+ abl.) - out of, from
ego, nōs - I, me, we, us
enim (postpositive) - for
eō, īre, īvī/iī, itūrus - to go
epistula, -ae, f. - letter
est - is (for third-person singular subjects)
et - and; et … et - “both … and”
exemplum, exemplī n. - example


facilis, -e - easy
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus - to make, do
familia, familiae f. - family
fātum, fātī, n. - fate
fēmina, fēminae, f. - woman
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus - to bear, carry, bring
ferox, ferōcis - fierce
fidēs, fideī, f. - faith, trust
fīlia, fīliae f. - daughter
fīlius, fīliī m. - son
flūmen, fluminis, n. - river
fortis, forte - strong, brave
frāter, frātris m. - brother
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitus - to flee


genū, genūs, n. - knee
genus, generis, n. - family, race, kind, stock, clan


habeō, habēre, habuī, habitus - to have
hic, haec, hoc (irregular) - this, these
homō, hominis m. - human, man
hora, -ae, f. - hour
horribilis, horribile - horrible, terrible
hortor, hortārī, hortātus sum - to exhort, encourage
hortus, -ī, m. - garden
hospitium, -ī, n. - hospitality
hostis, -is, m. - enemy


iaciō, iacere, iēcī, iactus - to throw, hurl
iam - now, already
ibi - there
ignis, -is, m. - fire
ille, illa, illud (irregular) - that, those (as opposed to hic, haec, hoc)
imperō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus - to command
impleō, implēre, implēvī, implētus - to fill up
in (+ abl.) - in, on
in (+ acc.) - into
incipiō, incipere, incēpī, inceptus - to begin (+ inf.)
incolumis, incolume - unharmed, safe
inde - from there, thence
infestus, -a, -um - hostile, enemy
ingens, ingentis - huge
inquam, inquit - I say/said, he/she/it says/said
insignis, insigne - distinguished, prominent, extraordinary
interficiō, interficere, interfēcī, interfectus - to kill
ipse, ipsa, ipsum - very, the same, -self (emphasizes the word it modifies)
ira, -ae, f. - anger
itaque - and so, therefore
iter, itineris, n. - journey
iūvat (impersonal) - it is pleasing


laetus, laeta, laetum - happy
legō, legere, lēgī, lectus - to read
lex, legis, f. - law
līber, lībera, līberum - free
līber, lībrī, m. - book
licet (impersonal) - it is allowed
locus, -ī, m. - place
longus, -a, -um - long
loquor, loquī, locutus sum - to speak, say
lux, lūcis, f. - light


magnus, magna, magnum - great
mālō, mālle, māluī - to prefer
manus, manūs, f. - hand
mare, maris, n. - sea
maritus, maritī m. - husband
māter, mātris f. - mother
mensis, -is, m. - month
meus, mea, meum - my
mīles, mīlitis, m. - soldier
miror, mirārī, mirātus sum - to marvel at, wonder
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus - to send
moneō, monēre, monuī, monitus - to warn
mons, montis, m. - mountain
monstrum, monstrī n. - monster, beast
morior, morī, mortuus sum - to die
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtus - to move
multus, multa, multum - much, many


nam - for
nāvis, nāvis, f. - ship
negō, negāre, negāvī, negātus - to deny, to say that … not
neque / nec - and … not, nor; neque/nec…neque/nec - “neither … nor”
nesciō, nescīre, nescīvī, nescītus - not to know, to be ignorant
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī - not to want
nōmen, nōminis, n. - name
nōn - not
nonne - (indicates a question that expects the answer “yes”)
noster, nostra, nostrum - our
nox, noctis, f. - night
nūllus, nūlla, nūllum (-īus) - no, none
num - (indicates a question that expects the answer “no”)
nunc - now
nuntiō, nuntiāre, nuntiāvī, nuntiātus - to announce, report


ob (+ acc.) - because of
occīdō, occīdere, occīdī, occīsus - to kill
oculus, oculī, m. - eye
omnis, omne - all, every


parēns, parentis m./f. - parent
parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus - to prepare
pars, partis, f. - part
parvus, -a, -um - small
pāter, pātris m. - father
patria, -ae, f. - homeland
pax, pācis, f. - peace
pēs, pedis, m. - foot
petō, petere, petīvī, petitus - to seek, attack
possum, posse, potuī - to be able to, can
postea - afterward
postquam - after
potestas, potestatis, f. - power, ability
praeter (+ acc.) - past, beyond; besides, except
prīmus, prīma, primum - first
prō (+ abl.) - in front of, on behalf of
proficiscor, proficiscī, profectus sum - to set out, start, go forth, march, travel, depart
propter (+ acc.) - near; because of
puella, puellae f. - girl
puer, puerī m. - boy
puniō, punīre, punīvī, punītus - to punish
putō, putāre, putāvī, putātus - to think


quartus, -a, -um - fourth
quattuor (indeclinable) - four
quī, quae, quod - which? what?
quīnque (indeclinable) - five
quintus, -a, -um - fifth
quis, quid - who? whom? which? what?
quod - because


rēgīna, rēgīnae f. - queen
regnum, regnī, n. - kingdom
regō, regere, rexī, rectus - to rule
reor, rērī, rātus sum - to think, believe, suppose
rēs, reī, f. - thing, matter, situation, affair
rēx, rēgis m. - king
rogō, rogāre, rogāvī, rogātus - to ask


sapiēns, sapientis - wise
saepe - often
sciō, scīre, scīvī, scītus - to know
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus - to write
sed - but
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessus - to sit
septem (indeclinable) - seven
septimus, -a, -um - seventh
sequor, sequī, secūtus sum - to follow
serpēns, serpentis, m./f. - serpent, snake
sex (indeclinable) - six
sextus, -a, -um - sixth
sine (+ abl.) - without
socius, -a, -um - allied
socius, sociī, m. - ally
soror, sorōris f. - sister
sperō, sperāre, sperāvī, sperātus - to hope
sub (+ abl.) - under
subitō - suddenly, unexpectedly
suī, sibi, sē, sē - him/her/itself, themselves
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus - to be
sunt - are (for third-person plural subjects)
suus, -a, -um - his/her/its own, their own


tandem - at last, finally
tempus, tempōris, n. - time, season
teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentus - to hold, keep, have
terra, terrae, f. - earth, land
tollō, tollere, sustūlī, sublātus - to lift up, to raise
trāns (+ acc.) - across, through
trēs, tria - three
trīstis, trīste - sad
tū, vōs - you, you all
tum - then
tunc - at that time
tuus, tua, tuum - your


ubī - where, when
unde - from where
ūnus, -a, -um - one
urbs, urbis, f. - city
uter, utra, utrum (-īus) - both, whichever of two
uxor, uxōris f. - wife


vel - or; vel…vel - “either … or”
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus - to come
verbum, verbī, n. - word
vereor, verērī, veritus sum - to fear, be afraid
vērus, vēra, vērum - true
vester, vestra, vestrum - your (pl.)
videō, vidēre, vīdī, visus - to see; (passive) to seem
vincō, vincere, vīcī, victus - to conquer, win
vir, virī, m. - man
vocō, vocāre, vocāvī, vocātus - to call, summon
volō, velle, voluī - to want, wish
vox, vocis, f. - voice