Words from Latin Roots # 2

ROOTS AND DERIVATIVES

1. anni, annu, ennui : year

2. aqua, aque : water3. arm : arm, weapon4. art : art, skill, craft

WORD LIST

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

The ocean looks a nice aqua aqua color.
2. aquaculture: the cultivation of water plants and animals for human food

As farming lands decrease, aquaculture will become more popular over the years. 3. aqueous: watery, like, of, or formed by water
The aqueous milkshake was no longer appetizing. 
4. armada: a fleet of warships

An armada of destroyers, minesweepers, and gunboats destroyed their enemies for good.
5. armature: equipment or clothing  for battle, or any protective covering, an armlike extension

Without the discovery of iron armature, the Han Dynasty wouldn't have conquered as much land.
6. armistice: a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty

Although the armistice was declared, the war was not over.
7. artifact: any object produced by the art of the human hand, simple or primitive objects from the distant past

Ancient artifacts are usually kept in high security museums.
8. artifice: cunning ingenuity; clever or sly trickery

 The students were quite artifice. 
9. artisan: a person who is skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

She was described as the artisan of quilt-making.
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

An agave is an example of a perennial plant. 
12. superannuated: worn out or retired, from age and years of use and hard work: obsolete or outdated

Fashion typically becomes superannuated.