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, bension

Word List:

1) antebellum- before the war, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war.

Sentence: He's plagued by events from his past and has traces of insanity in his antebellum lineage.

2) Audit- to attend a class as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial records; the process of making such an examination.

Sentence:The best way to catch corrupt trusted insiders is through audit.


3) auditory- related to the sense of hearing.

Sentence: Auditory hallucinations have long been understood as a sign of severe mental illness.


4) avian- characteristic of or pertaining to birds.

Sentence :Bird feeders will attract avian visitors to the park.


5)aviary- an elaborate structure for housing birds.

Sentence: I am at home a lot, but am planning a brand new aviary.

6)avionics- the technology of using electronic  equipment in aviation, missilery, and space flight.
Sentence: There is a possibility of interfering with the aircraft avionics.

7) bellicose- eager to fight or quarrel; hostile

Sentence: The gang members were bellicose when they saw a rival gang.

8) belligerency- the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

9)benefactor- a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron insurance policy

Sentence: My dad was a benefactor when helping my sister with college.

10) beneficiary- one who receives a benefit (of payment), as a form of an insurance policy

Sentence: My sister was a beneficiary

11) benign- not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured.

Sentence: My grandma is a very benign person.

12) inaudible- unable to be heard.

Sentence: When my teacher was sick she was inaudible.