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Alexus Means
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Literature
9th Grade
11/29/2012

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Term
ann, enn
(year)
Definition
2. Annuity: A sum of money paid to someone yearly.

A. Citizins who have jobs have an annual annuity they get.
B.People get annuity from: Taxes, Investments, and Insurance.

3.Biennial: Taking place every other year.

A. Many flowers are biennial.
B. Things that are biennial: flowers, my family reunion, and crops.

4.Perennial: Lasting or existing for a long time.
A.Many builds are perennial because they have been around for hundreds of years.
B. Perennial Things:Buildings, Cars, and Buisnesses.
Term
Ante
(Before, in front)
Definition
2.Antecedent:A event/thing that existed before another.
A. My grandmother is an antecedent of my mom.
B. Antecedent People: My Great Grandmom, My Grandma, and My Mom.
3.Antebellum: Occurring or existing before a particular war.
A.
Term
anth/o
(flower)
Definition
2. Anthozoan: Half Plant-Animal like anemones and corals.
A. Corals are types of Anthozoans found in water.
B. Types of Anthozoans: Corals, Anemones, and Sea Slugs.
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Term
Anthrop/o
(human)
Definition
2.Anthropology: The science of man.
A.People who study Anthropology are called Anthropologist.
B.People Whom study Anthropology: Doctors, Scientists, and Anthropologist.
3.Misanthropy: Hatred of Mankind.
A.Some citizens hate mankind till this day.
B.Citizens who hate mankind: Extreme Religious People,Athiest, and some different ethinic groups.
4.Philanthropy: Love of mankind.
A.Citizins or People that give back to soiciety through good deeds are known as Philanthropist.
B. Citizen who give back through good deeds: Activist, Volunteers, and Organizitions built to help the community.
Term
Anti
(against, opposite of)
Definition
2.Antagonism:A strong feeling against a person or an idea.
A.Student like to antagonize other students who don't dress like them.
B.Students who get antagonized: Underclassmen, Smart students (aka nerds), and chubby or obese students.
3.Antidote: A remedy against a poison
A.Movies have scenes where the bad guy poisons the spy and he/she has to find the Antidote or they will die.
B.Reasons people need anitodtes in movies: bad guy poisons good guy, good guy gets contaminated, and spy is caught and is injected with deadly poison.
4.Antipathy:A strong feeling of dislike.
A.Animals have anitpathy against different breds.
B.Reasons animals are antipathy towards each other: territory, species, and enviornment.
Term
Apo, Apho
(Away, off, sperate)
Definition
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3.
Term
Aqu/a (Water)
Definition

2.Aqueous: Of or containing water.

  A. Fish tanks are good at being aqueous.

  B. Some things in the world are aqueous like:

      Oceans, Fish Bowls,and Glasses. 

3.Aqueduct: A small canal containing fluid.

  A.Underground waterways can also be known as aqueducts.

  B. Aqueducts in todays society: Pipelines (underground), Canals, and water streams underground (ground water).

Term
Arbor (tree)
Definition

2.Arborist – someone working with trees.

  A. My nephew said he wante to become an Arborist when he grows up.

  B.Arborist use some different tools when cutting down trees: Wraptors, Pruners, and Ropes.

3.Arborous – having many trees.

  A.

Term
Arch/i (cheif, most important, rule)
Definition

2. Archenemy – chief or worst enemy.

  A. In all action movies there will be an archenemy.

  B. Archenemies: Joker, Lex Lugr, and The Riddler.

3. Monarch – a king or queen.

  A. They have a monarchy in England.

  B. Monarchs: Queen Elizabeth, King George VI, and Queen Victoria.

Term
Arch/a/i (primitive, ancient)
Definition

2.Archaic – belonging to an earlier period

  A.

Term
Arthr/o (Joint)
Definition

2. Arthropod – invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects.

  A.

  B.

3.Arthroscope – a tool to see inside a joint.

  A.

  B.

Term
Art (skill)
Definition

2.Artisan – a person skilled in a craft.

  A. We have student in our school whom are Artisans.

  B. Students whom are Atisan: Tamai, Tea, Delfina, and Dayla.

3.Artifact – object made by a person’s skill.

  A. At my old school we had many artifacts hanging on the walls made by students.

  B. Handmade Artifacts: Paintings, Pottery, and Technology.

Term
Astro (Star, Stars, Outer)
Definition

2.Asterisk-A tiny star; used in printing to note something special.

  A.

  B.

3.Astronomer – someone who studies the stars.
  A.

  B.

Term
Aster (Space)
Definition

2. Asteroid- Like a star; resembling a star.
  A. Some parts of the year asteroids fall and are called shooting stars.

  B.

3.

Term
Aud/i/o (Hear)
Definition

2. Audiometer - An instrument by which hearing can be measured.

  A.

  B.

3. Auditory- Relating to hearing; as auditory nerves.

  A.

  B.


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