Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Latin Roots #2

Roots and Derivatives
1. anni, annu, enni (year): anniversary, semiannual, biennial, bicentennial, annuity
2.aqua, aque (water): aquatic, aqueduct, aquarium, aqualung, subaqueous, aquamarine
3.arm (arm, weapon): army, alarm, disarm, armaments, armory, armor
4.art (art, craft, skill): artistic, artificial, inarticulate, artmobile, article, artificer 

Word List
1. aqua: the hue of the sea:, bluish-green

2.aquaculture: the cultivation of water plants and animals for human food

3. aqueous: like, of, or formed by water; watery

4. armada: a fleet of warships

5. armature: equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension

6.armistice: a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty

7.artifact: any object produced by the art of the human hand; simple or primitive objects from the distant past

8. artifice: cunning ingenuity; clever or sly trickery

9. artisan: a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

10.millennium: a period of peace and great prosperity; a thousand years

11. perennial: year after year: throughout the years; a plant that blooms annually

12. superannuated: worn out, or retired, from age and years of use of hard work: obsolete or outdated 

No comments:

Post a Comment