Root Word: "leg / lect", sed, sid, sess, ono, nymn, onym

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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


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