Latin Roots #3

Roots and Derivatives

1. aud(it): hear
2. avi: bird
3. bell(i): war
4. ben(e): good, well

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; check or examine a company's financial records
3. auditory: related to the sense of hearing
4. avian: a 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
8. belligerency: the condition of warlike hostility; hostile action
9. benefactor: person who gives another (financial) help; 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