Friday, March 12, 2010

Word Parts - aqua, aqui, aque


One of the fastest ways to increase your vocabulary is by learning word parts, i.e., roots, prefixes, suffixes or forms.

The TRiO SSS Scoop will give you a new word part everyday so that you can begin to work on increasing your college vocabulary. Here's your word part for today...

aqua-, aquatic-, aqui-, aqu-, -aquatically, aque-, -aqueous : From Latin water

aquabib - person who only drinks water; aquacultural - science, art, business of cultivating marine or freshwater fish for shellfish; subaqueous - formed or adapted for underwater use, submarine; aqueduct - artificial channel for carrying water from place to place; aqueousness - quality of being watery; aquaphobia - irrational fear of water, fear of drowning; aquaponics - cultivation of plants in water instead of soil.

And for you:
aquifer, aquiprata, aquosity, inaquate, aquarian, aquarium, aquatile, aquacade

Source: English-Word Information, Word Info About English Vocabulary

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