Latin Roots #3

Latin Words #3

Roots:
-aud(it) (hear): audience, auditorium, audition
-avi (bird): aviation, aviculture, aviatrix
-bell(i) (war): rebellion, rebel, belligerent, postbellum
-ben(e) (good, well): benefit, benevolent, benediction, benefice, benison

Vocab:
-antebellum: before, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war; 

The antebellum of the America has completely changed in the last 100 years. 

-audit: to check or examine a company's financial records; 

The man very closely audit the man's company due to he was very suspicious.

-auditory: related to the sense or hearing;

During sophmore year we had to take an auditory and vison test. 

-avian: characteristic of or pertaining to birds;  
The sculpture of the bat has a few avian characteristics. 
 

-aviary: an elaborate structure for housing birds; 

The aviary that was built amazed the whole neighborhood. 

-avionics: the technology of using electronic equipment in aviation, missilery, and space flight; 

The soldiers attacked the English with avionics and won the war.

-bellicose: eager to fight or quarrel; hostile; 

The bellicose child is an endagerment to the school.

-belligerency: the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action; 

The student was belligerent toward the group of bullies. 

-benefactor: a person who gives another financial help; a patron; 

The benefactor the househol worked day and night seven days a week. 

-beneficiary: one who receives a benefit (of payment), as from an insurance policy; 

The beneficiary of the company received $100 every week due to the car accident. 

-benign: not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured; 

The benign woman helped pick up the mess.

-inaudible: unable to be heard; 

The movie became inaudible because the speakers were'nt working.