Latin Roots #3

Roots and Derivatives

1. aud(it) (hear): audience, auditorium, audition, audiovisual 
2. avi (bird): aviation, aviculture, aviatrix, avifauna
3. bell(i) (war): rebellion, rebel, belligerent, postbellum
4. ben(e) (good, well): benefit, benevolent, benediction, benefice, benison

Word List

1. antebellum-before the war, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war
2. audit-to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial records; the process of making such an examination
3. auditory-related to the sense of hearing
4. avian-characteristic of or pertaining to birds
5. aviary-an elaborate structure for housing birds
6. avionics-the technology of (using) electronic equipment in aviation missilery, and space flight
7. bellicose-eager to fight or quarrel; hostile
8. belligerency-the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action
9. benefactor-a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron 
10. beneficiary-one who receives a benefit (of payment), as from an insurance policy
11. benign-not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured
12. inaudible-unable to be heard

1. Thing would be so much more peaceful during an antebellum period.
2. Even if you audit a class you may still learn something new.
3. Your auditory hearing in your ears will weaken as you age.
4. Planes copy the way avian creatures fly, without the flapping.
5. My dad built an aviary in the backyard.
6. Avionics is a major contribute to the making of planes.
7. My dog was bellicose around the dog that we were dog-sitting.
8. The girl was belligerency against her best friend.
9. Someone who works in a bank would be considered a benefactor.
10. My sisters and I are beneficiaries to our parents insurance.           
11. Even though it's in our nature to fight my sisters are still benign people.
12. Because of the solar storm on Saturday it made the radio broadcast inaudible.