1. Week 13 Latin Root: ART Meaning: Skill

2. WORDZ Artisan Determine Artillery Artifice Articulate Elaborate
Artifact
Barter
Artificial
Artist

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. articulate (adj) the skill of speaking well
Ms. Paris is the most articulate human being because her speech is proper and easily understood.

6. 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.

7. artifice (n) clever skill, used to deceive others.
Ben used artifice when he tricked people out of their money with a magic trick scam.

8. 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.

9. artist (n) A person skilled in fine arts.
Jackson Pollock is a very skilled artist, he was known for creatively splattering paint on canvases.

10. artillery (n) Weapons that skillfully shoot something
The general requested more heavy artillery to attack the Germans.

11. Academic Words

12. Elaborate (v) If you elaborate on something you tell more about it
Elaborate on your quotes in RAQET

13. 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.