Thursday, September 11, 2014

Latin Roots #2


Roots and Derivatives
  1. anni, annu, enni:  year
  2. aqua, aque: water
  3. arm: arm, weapon
  4. art: art,craft,skill
Word List
1. Aqua: the hue of the sea:, bluish-green
      The color of the ocean was a beautiful aqua color.

2. Aquaculture: the cultivation of water plants and animals for human food
     In the past several year, the aquaculture production has increased

3. Aqueous: like of, or formed by water: watery
    A solution surrounded by water is aqueous.

4. Armada: a fleet of warships
    We sailed past an armada of tall ships

5. Armature: equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension
     The cranes steel armature carried nearly one ton.

6. Armistice: a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary  to a peace treaty.
     My sister and I agreed on an armistice.

7. Artifact: any object produced by the art of the human hand; simple or primitive objects from the distant past.
    Finding artifacts today help us better understand the world before us.

8. Artifice: cunning ingenuity; clever or sly trickery
    The girl used artifice to put the blame on another student for a mistake she made.

9. Artisan: a person skilled at a craft. Usually a handcraft
    I have witnessed talented artisan people who can carve objects out of small pieces of wood such as pencils.

10. Millennium: a period of peace and great prosperity, a thousand years.
   During the last millennium, there was advancements in technology. 

11. Perennial: year after year: throughout the years; a plant that blooms annually
     The lady at the cake contest is a perennial winner, and people are getting sick of it.

12. Superannuated: worn out. or retired, from age and years of use of hard work: obsolete or outdated
       Old technology such as pagers, are superannuated because of the new phones we have now.

 

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