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Match the twelve definitions below to the vocabulary words on the right. A---Absolutely necessary; essential; vital; fundamental B---An amount or sum substracted from any total paid by insurance C---To induce to commit an action; entice or beguile; to lead into a course of action not considered proper or moral; corrupt D---When the Sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring each year about June 22 and Dec. 22 E---Road or passageway built on a series of short spans or arches over a valley or lower routes F---Deep in a sad, melancholy or dreamy thoughtfulness; meditative; contemplative G---To put back into a former position, condition or effectiveness; reestablish or restore to a previously effective state H---A prison, esp. one operating under federal or state authority I---Division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme J---Capable of being fertile, prolific or fecund; power to bring into existence by labor or force K---a section, addendum or supplement, often biographical or statistical, attached at the end of a book, article or text; an appendage of the large intestine in the lower right side of the abdomen L---Happening or done immediately, without delay or at the same moment

Twelve vocabulary words with the roots of DUCT, PEND and STA-STI. ____1 deductible ____2 seduce ____3 solstice ____4 instantaneous ____5 stanza ____6 penitentiary ____7 indispensable ____8 productivity ____9 appendix ____10 reinstate ____11 pensive ____12 viaduct

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Try other Session #126 creative exercises:
Definition MATCH: ["S126Level 2 Match-you are here"] -- ["S126Level 1 Match"] -- ["S126Level 3 Match"]
Fill-in-the-blanks: ["S126Level 1 FITB"] -- ["S126Level 2 FITB"] -- ["S126Level 3 FITB"]
Crosswords: ["S126Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S126Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S126Level 3 C/W"]
Return to interactive puzzles at: ["S126 Level 1"] -- ["S126 Level 2"] -- ["S126 Level 3"]

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ANSWERS: 1 - B; 2 - C; 3 - D; 4 - L; 5 - I; 6 - H; 7 - A; 8 - J; 9 - K; 10 - G; 11 - F; 12 - E.

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