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: fleet of warships
5. armature: equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an arm like extension
6. armistice: a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreements, 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 superannuated: a worm out, or retired from age and years of use of hard work; obsolete or outdated

Sentences

1. The sunset reflected beautifully off of the aqua color of the sea.
2. Vegetarians would not like the idea of aquaculture.
3. The stain on the carpet was aqueous, so it wasn't anything to worry about.
4. In history class we were learning about the french armada.
5. Polices armature is their bullet proof vests.
6. The enemies wrote a armistice just until they could gather more troops.
7. The mother gave her daughter the family artifact from the late eighteen hundreds.
8. Many magicians are artifice.
9. My sister is artisan when it comes to art.
10. The young girl felt like it took a millennium for the concert when it only took two months.
11. The girls cancer decreased perennial, but her family was still worried.
12. My grandfather can't wait to be superannuated because he has been working since he was seven years old.