Vocabulary Help for First-Year Latin Students

Prepared by Artemis II (Megan Skrip).

memorabilis -- (adj) remarkable, memorable
noli -- a negative command "don't"
praetermitto, - mittere, -misi, -missum -- to overlook, neglect, omit
iuvenis -- (adj) young
dives, -itis -- (adj) wealthy, rich
fundus, -i -- (m) farm, estate
probus, -a, -um -- good, honest, upright
rus, ruris -- (n) the country, countryside, farm, estate
viso, -ere, -i, -um -- to look at, to go and see, visit
saltatio, -onis -- (f) dancing, dance
quadratus, -a, -um -- square
horreum, -i -- (n) barn
occurro, -rere, -ri, -sum -- to meet, fall in with
salto, -are, -avi, -atum -- to dance
gens, gentis, f. -- family, clan
puto, -are, -avi, -atum -- to think, suppose, reckon
olidus, -a, -um -- smelling, rank
ignobilis -- (adj) low born, obscure
edo, edere/esse, edi, esum -- to eat, devour
caseus, -i -- (m) cheese
mucidus, -a, -um -- moldy
gloriosus, -a, -um -- boastful, famous
fastidiosus, -a, -um -- squeamish, disgusted
prodigus, -a, -um -- wasteful, lavish
coniugium, -i -- (n) union, marriage
ambo, ambae, ambo -- both
veto, -are, -ui, -itum -- to forbid, prohibit, oppose
fleo, flere, -evi, -etum -- to weep, cry
emungo, -gere, -xi, - ctum -- to blow the nose
careo, -ere, -ui -- to be without, to miss (takes an ablative object)
fingo, -ere, finxi, fictum -- to form, make, fashion
candidus, -a, -um -- bright, radiant, beautiful
stellatus, -a, -um -- starry
pallidus, -a, -um -- pale
foris -- (adv) out of doors, outside
serpo, -ere, -si, -tum -- to creep, crawl
abstergeo, -gere, -si, -sum -- to wipe away
auricula, -ae -- (f) the external ear, ear
mollis -- (adj) soft, tender, gentle
morsiuncula, -ae -- (f) little kiss
simul -- (adv) together, at the same time
convivium, -ii -- (n) banquet
sponsalia, -ium -- (n pl) engagement
meditor, -ari, - atus -- to contemplate, think over
epulum, -i -- (n) banquet
inter se -- one another
calamitas, -tatis -- (f) disaster
cavus, -i -- (m) hole, cavity
vinum, -i -- (n) wine
pugno, -are, -avi, -atum -- to fight, disagree
cauda, -ae -- (f) tail
mordeo, -ere, momordi, morsum -- to bite
deleo, -ere, delevi, deletum --to destroy
angulus, -i -- (m) corner, out of the way place
miserabiliter -- (adv) sadly, plaintively
iaceo, -ere, -ui -- to lie
tum maxime -- just then
feles, -is, f. -- cat
ferox, -ocis -- (adj) daring, insolent
pergo, -gere, -rexi, -rectum -- to continue