Vocabulary # 2

Words from Latin Roots # 2

Roots and Derivatives:

1. anni, annu, ennui : year
2. aqua, aque : water
3. arm : arm, weapon
4. art : art, skill, craft

Word List:

1. aqua: the hue of the sea; bluish-green

• The color of her eyes were aqua; they remind me of the water. 

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

• The government began to rely on aquaculture to raise tuna. 

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

• Lemonade is aqueous as large portion of the content is water. 

4. armada: a fleet of warships

• The Roman armada defeated the Greek empire. 

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

• During the Dark Ages, knights wore armature to protect themselves during battle.

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

• Soon after the U.S bombed Japan, a moment of armistice occurred, and later a peace treaty was issued. 

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

• Ancient Greek oil lamps are examples of artifacts. 

8. artifice: cunning ingenuity; clever or sly trickery

• Even though it's wrong to do so, many of the student's way of cheating are clever artifice. 

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

• Blacksmiths and craftsmen are perfect examples of artisans.

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

•  The Chinese empire lasted over a millennium.

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

• The STAR test was a perennial exam. 

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 superannuated: worn out or retired, from age and years of use and hard work: obsolete or outdated

• The daily use of corsets has been superannuated.