• Answer 1:--9 letter adjective--root is SOPOR = deep sleep -- word means:
  *** anything causing or tending to cause sleep; drowsy
• Answer 2:--8 letter noun--root is LETHE = forgetfulness -- word means:
  *** state of being dull, listless, drowsy or unenergetic
• Answer 3:--9 letter adjective--root is QUIES = rest -- word means:
  *** being at rest; quiet or still; in active or motionless
• Answer 4:--6 letter noun--roots are RE & POS = back & to place -- word means:
  *** state of being at rest; dignified calmness; sleep

PUZZLE #1 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, I'm Cinny Nym, Dean of Faculty at Vocabulary University."

"This month I am going to give HINTS by telling you some synonyms and antonyms to each word above. It would be a good exercise (for both your writing and reading comprehension) to know the subtle meaning and how to use each these words in a sentence."

• Word #1: synonym = somnolent, slumberous, yawning; antonym = energetic
• Word #2: synonym = sluggishness, passiveness, apathy, topor; antonym = vitality
• Word #3: synonym = placid, peaceful, serene; antonym = dynamic
• Word #4: synonym = tranquility, comfort; antonym = agitation

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #2 "text": all 4 words are SAT words you should learn.

• Answer 5:--11 letter adjective--root is SPONT = of one's own accord -- word means:
  *** a natural impulse or tendency; without premeditation
• Answer 6:--7 letter adjective--root is OBSCUR = dark -- word means:
  *** hard to perceive; nebulous; meaning not clear or plain
• Answer 7:--11 letter adjective--root is THEORECIN = to view -- word means:
  *** hypothetical; existing only in principle; not practical
• Answer 8:--6 letter adjective--root is CAND = bright, white -- word means:
  *** frank or outspoken; free from reservation or disguise

PUZZLE #2 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, Cinny Nym again with synonyms and antonyms HINTS for the words above. You should learn the subtle meaning and how to use each these synonyms and antonyms words in a sentence, too."

• Word #5: synonym = involuntary, unintentional; antonym = deliberate, designed
• Word #6: synonym = cloudy, blurred, dim; antonym = evident, clear
• Word #7: synonym = unapplied, abstract; antonym = realistic, practical
• Word #8: synonym = sincere, impartial; antonym = shrewd, intriguing

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #3 "text": all six words are SAT words you should learn.

• Answer 9:--6 letter adjective--root is MOR = will, manner -- word means:
  *** sullenly ill-humored (person); expressing gloom; glum
• Answer 10:--6 letter noun--root is NOV = new -- word means:
  *** a beginner; person who is new to a work place or situation
• Answer 11:--10 letter adjective--root is COQUERE = to cook, ripen -- word means:
  *** unusually advanced or mature development or talent
• Answer 12:--12 letter adjective--root is OSTENTERE = to show -- word means:
  *** characterized by a pretentious show in order to impress
• Answer 13:--9 letter adjective--root is QUERI = to complain -- word means:
  *** carping; characterized by or full of complaints
• Answer 14:--9 letter verb--root is PUDARE = to be ashamed -- word means:
  *** to reject with disapproval, condemnation or denial

PUZZLE #3 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, I'm Dick Shinary, Chancellor of Literacy at Vocabulary University."

"With all the words you NEED to know, I wanted to give you 6 "power words" from M to R that you absolutely DO NOT NEED TO KNOW (but are fun)!"

• M = MARCOTOUS (having large ears)
• N = NIDIFICATE (to make a nest)
• O = ONEIRIC (of or pertaining to dreams)
• P = PLEONASTIC (use of words superfluously; redundant)
• Q = QUADRUMANOUS (having all four feet adapted for use as hands; four-handed)
• R = REMONTANT (flowering more than once in a season)
• Source: "The Grandiloquent Dictionary" by Russell Rocke 1972.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot - Puzzle #4 "text": all 4 words are SAT words you should learn.

• Answer 15:--8 letter adjective--root is VIRUS = poison -- word means:
  *** actively poisonous; intensely noxious; deadly
• Answer 16:--10 letter adjective--roots are IN & VITA = not & avoid -- word means:
  *** unable to be avoided, evaded or escaped; certain
• Answer 17:--8 letter verb--root is SQVAT (from Danish) = to splash -- word means:
  *** to spend or use extravagantly, lavishly or wastefully
• Answer 18:--11 letter verb--root is VARUS = bend, straddle -- word means:
  *** to speak falsely or misleadingly so as to avoid the truth; to lies

PUZZLE #4 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

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"Hi, I'm Crossword, the Mascot at Vocabulary University. I like to have fun but I am also intellectually curious. Like Cinny Nym, I am going to give you some synonyms and antonyms for each mystery word above. It would be a good exercise (for both your writing and reading comprehension) to know the subtle meaning and how to use each these words in a sentence."

• Word #15: synonym = harmful, bitter; antonym = healthy, innocuous
• Word #16: synonym = necessary, sure; antonym = unlikely, preventable
• Word #17: synonym = misuse, dissipate; antonym = preserve, retain, save
• Word #18: synonym = falsify, misrepresent, fib; antonym = unequivocal, factual

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