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Stems List #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Astronomical | Enormously large or great |
| Astronaut | A person who travels outside the Earth’s atmosphere |
| Astrology | A pseudo-science claiming to foretell the future by the influence of the stars and planets |
| Chronological | Arrangement of events in the order of occurrence |
| Chronic | Lasting a long time; recurring |
| Anachronism | Anything out of its proper historical time; being in the wrong place according to time of occurrence |
| Heliograph | A device for transmitting messages by reflecting sunlight using a mirror |
| Heliolatry | The worship of the sun |
| Heliocentric | Regarding the sun as the center |
| Vertebrate | Having a back bone or spinal column |
| Advertence | The act of being attentive; heedfulness (attentiveness) |
| convert | To change or alter; to change one’s views, religion or beliefs to another |
| temporary | Lasting for a limited time |
| temporal | Of or relating to this world, secular; temporary, as opposed to eternity |
| Extemporaneous | Done or spoken with little preparation; spur of the moment |
| Astro | star |
| Chron | time |
| Helio | sun |
| Vert | turn |
| Temp/Tempo | time |