Latin Recommended Basic Vocabulary


Verbs and Related Words: Constructive Activities

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Constructive Activities
English Latin
slave servus
cultivated or cultivation, worship cultus
finish, get, weaken, destroy conficio
make progress, help proficio
easy facilis
shepherd pastor
fail, revolt deficio
build, found, keep, conceal condo, condidi, conditus
useful utilis
ornament, honor, equip orno, -avi, -atus
cultivate, live in, study colo, colul, cultus
use, experience usus
use utor, usus (dep)
conceive, fashion, make, feign fingo, finxi, fictus
vash, bathe lavo, lavi, lautus (or lavatus)
kill interficio
slavery, service servitium
office, duty officium
suffice, put under, supply sufficio
make again, restore reficio
create creo, -avi, -atus
put in charge of praeficio
tall, deep altus
usefulness utilitas
make, do facio, feci, factus
foster, kind almus
fortify, build, protect, strengthen munio, munivi, munitus
bring about, effect efficio
nourish, support alo, alui, altus (or alitus)
accomplish, complete perficio
save servo, -avi, -atus
it is necessary usus est
affect, irifluence afficio, -feci, -fectus
defend defendo, defendi, defensus
serve be a slave to servio, servii, servitus
be made, become fio, factus
feed, eat, graze pasco, pavi, pastus



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