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Roots Week 64
techni & tend/tens/tent
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| techni | Greek- “art, artistry, skill” |
| technique | (n) a way of carrying out a particular task. |
| technical | (adj) of or relating to a particular subject, art, or craft, or its techniques. |
| technician | (n) a person skilled in the technique of an art or craft. |
| technology | (n) the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences. |
| biotechnology | (n) the use of living cells, bacteria, etc., to make useful products such as crops that insects are less likely to destroy or new kinds of medicine. |
| pyrotechnics | (n) a brilliant performance or display, especially of a specified skill; the art of making or displaying fireworks. |
| tend, tens, tent | Latin- “to stretch or give” |
| extend | (v) to cover a larger area. |
| content | (adj) in a state of peaceful happiness. |
| tensile | (adj) capable of being drawn out or stretched. |
| tension | (n) the state of being stretched tight. |
| ostentatious | (adj) characterized by vulgar or pretentious display. |
| extent | (n) the degree to which something has spread. |
| intense | (adj) of extreme force, degree, or strength; having or showing strong feelings or opinions; extremely earnest or serious. |
| intention | (n) a thing intended; an aim or plan. |
| attend | (v) to be present at an event, meeting, or function; to deal with. |