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Week 13 Latin Root: ART Meaning: Skill. WORDZ. Artisan Determine Artillery Artifice Articulate. Elaborate Artifact Barter Artificial Artist. artisan (n). a worker in a skilled trade usually by hand
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WORDZ • Artisan • Determine • Artillery • Artifice • Articulate • Elaborate • Artifact • Barter • Artificial • Artist
artisan (n) • a worker in a skilled trade usually by hand • Judy is an artisan, she crafts delicious sandwiches at Panera with her hands and she uses high quality ingredients.
artifact (n) • an object that has historical/cultural value made by a skilled person. • Mrs. Leitner loves studying artifacts from Ancient China, especially the terra cotta warriors.
articulate (adj) • the skill of speaking well • Ms. Paris is the most articulate human being because her speech is proper and easily understood.
artificial (adj) • Man-made, does not occur naturally • Cindy’s mom does not let her drink Tang because it is not organic and is full of artificial flavoring.
artifice (n) • clever skill, used to deceive others. • Ben used artifice when he tricked people out of their money with a magic trick scam.
barter (v) • The skill of being able to exchange goods or services without using money. • Alexis bartered with Olivia and offered her a room in her hotel for her roller skates.
artist (n) • A person skilled in fine arts. • Jackson Pollock is a very skilled artist, he was known for creatively splattering paint on canvases.
artillery (n) • Weapons that skillfully shoot something • The general requested more heavy artillery to attack the Germans.
Elaborate (v) • If you elaborate on something you tell more about it • Elaborate on your quotes in RAQET
Determine (v) • If you determine something you discover it or decide on it • To determine the meaning of a word you don’t know use the context clues in the sentence.