Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Verbs and Related Words: Verbs Which Express or Affect the State of the Subject

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Verbs Which Express or Affect the State of the Subject
English Latin
power potestas, potestat-
be lacking desum, deesse, defui
thunderbolt fulmen, fulmin-
alive, lively vivus
arise, come into existence exsisto, (or existo), exstiti, exstitus
powerful potens, potent-
bright, clear, lucid lucidus
increase, grow cresco, crevi, cretus
burn, glow, desire, be in love ardeo, arsi, arsus
make like, represent, feign, simulate simulo, -avi, -atus
be green, vigorous, youthful vireo
merit, deserve mereo, merui, meritus
be open, be clear, extend pateo, patui
shining, handsome, polished nitidus
chiefly, above all potissimum
shine, be brilliant, be sleek niteo, nitui
offspring, child natus
steep, difficult arduus
empty, free from, unoccupied vacuus
cause to increase, strengthen augeo, auxi, auctus
moon luna
sleep dormio, dormivi, dormitus
be over and above, survive, remain supersum, superesse, superfui
green viridis
spirit, breath spiritus
be red, blush rubeo, rubui
heat, ardor ardor
be away, be absent absum, abesse, abfui (or afui), afuturus
light lumen, lumin-
be bright, be daylight, be clear or evident luceo, luxi
be empty, be free of, be at leisure vaco, -avi, -atus
be sum, esse, fui, futurus
power potentia
preferable, rather potior, potius
be without, lack, miss, want careo, carui, cariturus
shine, sparkle, vibrate mico, micui
live, be alive vivo, vixi, victus
likeness, portrait, statue simulacrum
be born, spring from, arise nascor, natus (dep)
be useful or advantageous to, profit prosum, prodesse, profui
abound, overflow abundo, -avi, -atus
breathe, blow, inspire spiro, -avi, -atus
imitate, copy imitor, imitatus (dep)
shine, lightning fulgeo, fulsi
banquet, feast convivium
about to be, the future futurus
be without, be in need, be poor egeo, egui
spare, be moderate or frugal parco, peperei or parsi, parsus
be able, can possum, posse, potui
be present adsum, adesse, affui (or adfui)
light lux, luc-
able potis
burn up uro, ussi, ustus
be pale palleo, pallui



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