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Twelve vocabulary words with the roots of SID/SESS, FIN and FER. 1. _____ referee 2. _____ definition 3. _____ resident 4. _____ presidency 5. _____ unfinished 6. _____ conference 7. _____ refine 8. _____ finance 9. _____ possess 10. _____ subside 11. _____ indifferently 12. _____ transfer

Match the twelve definitions below to the vocabulary words on the left. a. - To supply with money or capital; to obtain money or credit for. b. - Approaching without interest or concern; not caring; apathetically; having no bias or preference. c. - To convey or remove from one place, person or position to another. d. - Meeting for consultation or discussion; a league; convention. e. - To bring to a pure state; to purify; to become more elegant or polished. f. - A person who lives or dwells permanently or for a considerable time in a place. g. - The act of making distinct, clear or precise; the formal statement of the meaning of a word. h. - An arbitrator; judge; one to whom something is given or assigned (for a settlement or decision). i. - Not brought to an end; incomplete or unaccomplished; lacking some special surface treatment, as polish or paint. j. - To have as belonging to oneself (a faculty, quality, etc.); to have as property; to own. k. - The office, function or term of the highest administrative office. l. - To sink to a low or lower level; to become quiet, less active or less violent.

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