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Latin vocabulary lists on dedicated pages for ce, junior scholarship and gcse, with derivatives and vdbs special prompts to help you remember them revision tips and practice for common entrance questions all levels. Catholic mass is still given in latin, and official documents of the vatican and the holy see use the language. The fun and effective way to learn and practice latin vocabulary. Learning these common words will give you a huge leg up when reading, writing, speaking, and listening to latin, but remember that most of these words will have various forms due to their cases accusative, genitive, dative or ablative or function in a sentence or clause.
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