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In this session we will study these roots/cells: SID-SED, FIN and FER. Do you know what each one means? The following story will help clarify their meanings.

Ken certainly has no AFFINITY towards that INSUFFERABLE DISSIDENT who leads a SEDENTARY life and has absolutely no FINESSE. On the one occasion that they had CONFERRED, the VOCIFEROUS DISSIDENT was not at all DEFERENTIAL and made INSIDIOUS remarks that were cause for concern. While he was DEFINITIVE in all his statements, he had only an INFINITESIMAL knowledge of the facts. Ken, on the other hand, had made an ASSIDUOUS study of all the details! Ken had little respect for anyone so unprepared!

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Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #1 "text" where the master root is SED/SID:

• Answer 1: SID--sit, be still--Keyword is 9 letter noun--A person who differs or disagrees in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority
• Answer 2: SED--sit, be still--Keyword is 9 letter adjective--Characterized by a sitting posture, inactivity and lack of exercise
• Answer 3: SID--sit, be still--Keyword is 9 letter adjective--Treacherous or deceitful; intending to entrap or beguile with grave effect
• Answer 4: SID--sit, be still--Keyword is 9 letter adjective--Working diligently, persistently at a task; unremitting or perservering; industrious

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Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #2 "text" where the master root is FIN:

• Answer 5: FIN--end--Keyword is 10 letter adjective that means: "Most reliable or complete (as in a text, study, or author); satisfying all criteria"
• Answer 6: FIN--end--Keyword is 8 letter noun that means: "A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing or idea; a close resemblance or connection."
• Answer 7: FIN--end--Keyword is 7 letter noun that means: "Extreme delicacy and adroitness in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation; subtlety in performance or skill."
• Answer 8: FIN--end--Keyword is 13 letter adjective that means: "Indefinitely or exceedingly tiny; minute; immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity."

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Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #3 "text" where the master root is FER:

• Answer 9: FER--bear, carry, yield, bring--Keyword is 6 letter verb--To consult or discuss something together; to compare ideas or opinions
• Answer 10: FER--bear, carry, yield, bring--Keyword is 10 letter adjective--Characterized by a vehemently loud or noisy outcry
• Answer 11: FER--bear, carry, yield, bring--Keyword is 12 letter adjective--Incapable of being endured; intolerable
• Answer 12: FER--bear, carry, yield, bring--Keyword is 11 letter adjective--Showing respectful or courteous regard; yielding to the will or opinion of another

The word definitions in these puzzles are used with the permission of Random House Inc. and most come from their "Random House Webster's College Dictionary".

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