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Vocabulary Unit 7
Today’s roots: astrum star luna moon
naus ship celum sky❑ arid(adj) extremely dry (arereto be dry)
Some regions of Africa have become so aridthat entire lakes have evaporated.
Synonyms:barren, parched Antonyms:fecund, fertile❑ astral(adj) relating to the stars (astrumstar)
The supernova is perhaps the most dramatic of astralevents.
Synonyms:celestial, cosmic❑ nautical(adj) pertaining to sailing (nausship)
The southern tip of Africa poses many nauticalchallenges to even the most adept and experienced sailor.
Synonyms:marine, maritime❑ lunar(adj) relating to the moon (lunamoon)
Thelunarvehicle can traverse some of the rockiest and most forbidding terrain on the moon.❑ fecund(adj) fertile; fruitful (fecundusfruitful)
Over the summer, our fecundvegetable garden provided us with an endless supply of wonderful salads.
Synonyms:prolific, abundant Antonyms:barren, infertile, sterile❑ fallow(adj) unused; plowed but not cultivated
Thefallowland would be replanted in two years, once all the nutrients had been restored.
Synonyms:dormant, inactive, uncultivated❑ cosmic(adj) relating to the universe (kosmosGr universe, order)
The enormous and unprecedented meteor shower was being hailed as the cosmicevent of the century.
Synonyms:astral, celestial, astronomical❑ celestial(adj) relating to the sky (celumsky, heaven)
Synonyms:heavenly, astral❑ arable(adj) able to be cultivated (arareto plow)
Synonyms:fertile, fruitful❑ desiccated(adj) completely dried out
Synonyms:arid, parched❑ quagmire(n) swampy land; difficult situation (quagbog)
Synonyms:marsh, swamp, bog❑ bucolic(adj) characteristic of the countryside
Synonyms:rustic, sylvan, rural, pastoral❑ cultivate(v) to nurture; to grow crops (cultivustilled)
Synonyms:farm, till, sowVocabulary Lesson 43: Earth, Moon, and Sky