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3rd/4th Word of the Week: Solstice

From Google Dictionary

Solstice:

noun

1. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about June 21 and December 22).  

12/21/20 is the winter solstice date this year.

Latin Roots:

Sol= sun

sistere ("to stand still") or point at which the sun seems to stand still

related words: solarium, solar, solastar (starfish with more than 5 rays)

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3rd/4th Word of the Week: Festive

 From Google Dictionary

adjective: festive

1. relating to a festival.

   "parties are held and festive food is served"

   • cheerful and jovially celebratory.

     "the somber atmosphere has given way to a festive mood"

     Latin root:  fest=feast

     jolly

     merry

     joyous

     joyful

     happy

     jovial

     lighthearted

     cheerful

     cheery

     jubilant

     convivial

     good-time

     high-spirited

     gleeful

     mirthful

     uproarious

     rollicking

     backslapping

     hilarious

     celebratory

     holiday

     carnival

     Christmassy

     chirpy

     gay

     festal

     frolicsome

     sportive

     Opposite:

     miserable
   
   

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3rd/4th Word of the Week: Supersonic

From Google Dictionary:

Supersonic

 adjective

1. involving or denoting a speed greater than that of sound.

   "the tip speed of the upwind blade becomes supersonic"

Roots:  Super= above, beyond   Sonic= Son=sound

Related words: 

Words using the same root:  supermarket, supernatural, sonnet, sound