Thursday, September 11, 2014

Vocabulary #2

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

1. aqua: bluish-green
The aqua shirt looked a lot like the sea.
2. aquaculture: cultivation of water plants
The plants cultivated by aquaculture don't require soil.
3. aqueous: watery
Her eyes got aqueous during the ceremony.
4. armada: a fleet of warships
The armada arrived to battle.
5. armature: protective clothing for battle
Soldiers wear armature when they go on a mission so they won't get injured badly.
6. armistice: temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement
My brothers and I often reach an armistice after a long argument.
7. artifact: an artifact hand-made
The tribes artifacts resembled their way of living.
8. artifice: cunning ingenuity
My brothers artifice on me when they feel sneaky.
9. artisan: a person skilled at a craft
The products of artisans are decorated so beautifully.
10. millennium: a period of peace; a thousand years
Almost every battle or disagreement eventually reaches a millennium.
11. perennial: annually; year after year
The program's perennial banquet consists of food and family activities.
12. superannuated: worn-out
Many people don't like hand-me-downs because they just focus on the fact that they're superannuated.

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