Friday, September 26, 2014

Latin Roots #3

Roots and Derivatives

  1. aud(it) hear, listen, 
  2. avi bird
  3. bell(i) war
  4. ben(e) good,well
Word List
  1. antebellum: before the war. The antebellum of the Civil War was unknown to me.
  2. audit: to attend a class as a listener. To learn more, I became an audit to the class.
  3. auditory: related to hearing. My auditory senses were tingling
  4. avian: characteristics of or related to birds. The plane had avian qualities.
  5. aviary: structure for birds. My cousin and I built an aviary for the bird
  6. avionics: the study or science of the application of electricity to flying; aviation electronics. I plan to audit an avionics class
  7. bellicose: inclined to start quarrels or wars. The bellicose between the professional fighters was intense
  8. belligerency: warlike character; aggresively hostile; bellicose. The belligerency between the countries started the war.
  9. benefactor: patron, someone who helps people or institutions ( financial help).
  10. beneficiary; one who recieves financial help. Someone who recieves benefits, profits, or advantages.
  11. benign: describes a range of positive qualites like gentle, kind, and pleasant. The benign teacher was recieved with positive feedback from his students.
  12. inaudible: unable to be heard. The sound was inaudible due to the lack of volume.

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