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



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