Root Word: "leg / lect", sed, sid, sess, ono, nymn, onym
sedan
a closed automobile that has enough room for four people to sit comfortably
pseudonym
a fictatious name especially one used by an author
electorate
a group of qualified voters
residence
a home; a place where a person settles to live
session
a meeting, class, or assembly where a group sits together
eponym
a person after whom a discovery invention place etc. is named or thought to be named
privilege
a special advantage, permission, right, or benefit
allegory
a symbolic representation; a story, picture, or play employing representation
antonym
a word opposite in meaning to another
synonym
a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close.
acronym
an abbreviation formed from the initsl letters of other words and prounanced as a word
president
an executive officer who sits in charge of a firm or organization
assessor
an official who evaluates and settles on a value of a property for tax purposes
homonym
each of two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins
heteronym
each of two or more words that are spelled identically but have different sounds and meanings, such as tear meaning "rip" and tear meaning "liquid from the eye."
sedentary
fixed to one spot; marked by a great deal of sitting and very little exercise or travel
"leg / lect"
law; choose, gather, select, read
legitimate
lawful; authentic; genuine
sedative
medicine used to help a person settle into a state of calmness
legible
possible to decipher; capable of being read
oronym
string of words or phrases that sounds the same as another but is spelled differently
onomatopoeia
the formation of a words from a sound associated with what is named
legislation
the making or giving of laws; an enacted law
election
the process of voting to choose a winner
sediment
the solid material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
delegate
to authorize or send as one's chosen representative; to entrust to another
sedate
to help someone calm down to help someone settle down
legalize
to make lawful; to authorize
reside
to settle into a place to live; exist
allege
to state; to report or maintain an opinion without or before proof
anonymous
unknown