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Stems List #4
Term | Definition |
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astronomic | 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 |
heliolatry | The worship of the sun |
heliograph | A device for transmitting messages by reflecting sunlight using a mirror |
heliocentric | Regarding the sun as the center |
vertebrate | Having a backbone 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 momen |