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Stems List #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |