Thursday, September 25, 2014

Latin Roots #3

Roots and Derivatives
1. aud(it)
2. avi
3. bell(i)
4. ben(e)

Word List
1. antebellum- before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War; prewar. Sentence: The antebellum period in America was a time of conflict as the nation was being divided by slavery.
2. audit- an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts. Sentence: A government can do an audit of their voting records.
3. auditory- perceived through or resulting from the sense of hearing. Sentence: I am not an auditory learner.
4. avian- of or pertaining to birds. Sentence: Ravens, gray jays, bald eagles and a host of seabirds are some of the avian specimen.
5. aviary- a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept. Sentence: The most interesting birds in the aviary were the eagles.
6. avionics- the science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation. Sentence: Airplane avionics do not normally fail.
7. bellicose- inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. Sentence: Even though he lost his arguments, he continued to be bellicose.
8. belligerency- a warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude. Sentence: To avoid belligerency you can comply with instructions.
9. benefactor- a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper. Sentence: Timmy spends most of his day as a volunteer benefactor.
10. beneficiary- a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages. Sentence: Timmy
 was the beneficiary, when his grandpa passed away, by getting all his possessions.
11. benign- having a kindly disposition; gracious. Sentence: The cat owner was a benign old lady.
12. inaudible- not audible; incapable of being heard. Sentence: Dogs can hear sounds that are inaudible to the human ears.

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