Word Study 4.2

After we washed the glasses, I noticed a soapy residue still covering them. Residue means:

• something that sits or remains
• clean and shiny
• clear
• breakable

After our 5 mile run we were exhausted, so we decided to be sedentary the rest of the day. Sedentary means:

• energetic
• fast
• lazy
• happy

I attended two different sessions at the conference yesterday. A synonym for session is:

• conference
• class
• settlement
• movement

The vice principal plans to supersede when the current principal retires. Supersede means:

• quit
• get fired
• step down
• take over

After the accident, John had to take a sedative in order to sleep. A synonym for sedative is:

• doctor's appointment
• pillow
• medication
• an energy drink

Residents of California always need to be prepared for an earthquake. Residents are:

• Safety measures
• People who settle somewhere
• weather warnings
• houses in California

Sediment is:

• stuff that floats to the top
• something that settles at the bottom
• something that is lazy
• something that sits on top

In the word intersession, what is the prefix?

• ses
• session
• inter
• intersession

The base in president is:

• pre
• sid
• dent
• president

Sid/Sed/Ses means:

• to run/go
• to write
• to sit or settle
• on top