Roots and Derivatives
- anni, annu, enni: year
- aqua, aque: water
- arm: arm, weapon
- 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 or retired, from age and years of use of hard work: obsolete or outdated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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