Latin Roots #3

Roots and Derivatives:

1. Aud(it) - hear
2. Avi - bird
3. Bell(i) - war
4. Ben (e) - good, well

Vocabulary:

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

Although once stately,  Antebellum homes in Memphis are now deteriorating.

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

People may audit a class just for the sake of learning new things.

3. Auditory - related to the sense of hearing

Private auditory lessons will require headphones to focus.

4. Avian - characteristic of or pertaining to birds

A beak and wings are avian.

5. Aviary - an elaborate structure for housing birds

A chicken coop is an example of an aviary.

6. Avionics - the technology of (using) electronic equipment in aviation

Without avionics, we wouldn't have planes.

7. Bellicose - eager to fight or quarrel; hostile

People with short tempers can be described as bellicose.

8. Belligerency - the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

An act of belligerency would be throwing a grenade into a neighbourhood.

9. Benefactor - a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron

An accountant is an example of a benefactor.

10. Beneficiary - one who receives a benefit (of payment), as from an insurance policy

In some wills, close family members can be beneficiaries and receive money.

11. Benign - not malignant;  gracious and kindly; good natured

People who are benign get along with others better than people who are mean.

12. Inaudible - unable to be heard

People who are mute are inaudible.