Sunday, September 7, 2014

Latin Roots #2

Roots and Derivatives
  1. anni, annu, enni
  2. aqua, aque
  3. arm
  4. art
Word List
aqua:a: the hue of the sea:, bluish-green
        The aqua sea looked orange during the sunset.
aquaculture:n: the cultivation of water plants and animals for human food
         Roman used a fish farming system for food, otherwise known as aquaculture.
aqueous:a: like, of, or formed by water: watery
         The shore line is an aqueous structure that is formed by the ocean.
armada:n: a fleet of warships
         The Persian armada tried to invade Rome.
armature:n: equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension
         The Patricians of Rome had way more advanced armature compared to the Plebeians of Rome.
armistice:n: a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty
         The armistice between the Allies and Germany ended the fighting that comprised WWI.
artifact:n: any object produced by the art of the human hand, simple or primitive objects from the distant past
         In the shrine of an Egyptian pyramid there was many ancient artifacts such as a amulet.
artifice:n: cunning ingenuity: clever or sly trickery
          Jerry always see's through Tom's artifice.
artisan:n: a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft
         A gunsmith is a artisan.
millennium:n: a period of peace and great prosperity, a thousand years
        In the next millennium we will probably see a significant advance in technology.
perennial:a,n: year after year: throughout the years;n, a plant that blooms annually
        The plant lasted two years it most be a perennial.
superannuated:a: worn out. or retired, from age and years of use or hard work: obsolete or outdated
        A VCR is a superannuated device that is not in mass production anymore.

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