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wu :: forums    riddles    medium (Moderators: ThudnBlunder, Grimbal, Eigenray, Icarus, towr, SMQ, william wu)    Some Word Puzzles « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Some Word Puzzles  (Read 1475 times) ThudnBlunder wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler The dewdrop slides into the shining Sea     Gender: Posts: 4489 Some Word Puzzles   « on: Sep 14th, 2008, 5:37pm » Quote Modify 1) On each row place two letters that can be attached to the beginning of the word to the right to form a longer word. When the eight letters are concatenated in the order abcd they form which word?   a) - - C H I N b) - - S I N c) - - T R I T E d) - - C U R E   2) The following groups of letters are taken from which three connected words? EVIS   OGRA   HANN   3) Place a word in the brackets that has the same meaning as the words on either side: AIRCRAFT DOOR (       ) INCUBATE   4) Which two words are closest in meaning? a) LOGICAL, EPHEMERAL, BRIEF, PLACID, IMMORTAL, PRECISE b) MEMORY, PROMPT, SUPPORT, RUMOUR, CUE, AUGUR   5) Which word in brackets is most similar in meaning to the word in capitals? MOTIONLESS (lethargic, stationery, serene, phlegmatic, still, dispassionate)     6) Which word in brackets is most opposite in meaning to the word in capitals? FANCIFUL (close, ordinary, chimerical, possible, inauspicious)   7) Which two words are most opposite in meaning? GLAMOUROUS, MODERATE, TINY, VORACIOUS, SUSCEPTIBLE   8) What word is missing from the brackets? GUIDE (UNABRIDGED) BRAND TONIC (  ?  ) DIARY   « Last Edit: Sep 14th, 2008, 5:38pm by ThudnBlunder » IP Logged THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you. SMQ wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 2084 Re: Some Word Puzzles   « Reply #1 on: Sep 15th, 2008, 5:27am » Quote Modify 3) HATCH   4) a) Ephemeral, Brief b) Prompt, Cue   5) "still" (StationAry would be closer, but StationEry is paper)   6) I'm inclined to go with "possible", buf I think a case could be made for "ordinary" as well.   7) Moderate, Voracious   --SMQ IP Logged --SMQ Wardub Junior Member     Gender: Posts: 130 Re: Some Word Puzzles   « Reply #2 on: Sep 15th, 2008, 5:46am » Quote Modify 1. urbanise IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Some Word Puzzles   « Reply #3 on: Sep 15th, 2008, 7:21am » Quote Modify U R C H I N B A S I N N I T R I T E Z E C U R E     PS: oops, waaay too late... « Last Edit: Sep 15th, 2008, 7:22am by Grimbal » IP Logged Grimbal wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 7527 Re: Some Word Puzzles   « Reply #4 on: Sep 15th, 2008, 7:23am » Quote Modify 2) The following groups of letters are taken from which three connected words? TELEVISION HOLOGRAPHIC (or PROGRAM) CHANNEL IP Logged rmsgrey Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 2873 Re: Some Word Puzzles   « Reply #5 on: Sep 15th, 2008, 7:26am » Quote Modify 8 ) Dictionary « Last Edit: Sep 15th, 2008, 7:27am by rmsgrey » IP Logged ThudnBlunder wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler The dewdrop slides into the shining Sea     Gender: Posts: 4489 Re: Some Word Puzzles   « Reply #6 on: Sep 15th, 2008, 3:58pm » Quote Modify on Sep 15th, 2008, 5:27am, SMQ wrote: 5) "still" (StationAry would be closer, but StationEry is paper) Yes, I added this pitiful attempt at trickery myself.     Quote: 6) I'm inclined to go with "possible", buf I think a case could be made for "ordinary" as well. I opted for 'possible', too. But the newspaper gives 'ordinary' as correct. FANCIFUL: a) characterized by or dispaying fancy in design, fantastic, odd in appearance b) suggested by fancy, imaginary, unreal (from OED)   on Sep 15th, 2008, 7:21am, Grimbal wrote: Z E C U R E   Ah, maybe you mean something like "[Ja, ve have] ze cure!"?     « Last Edit: Sep 15th, 2008, 5:34pm by ThudnBlunder » IP Logged THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you. SMQ wu::riddles Moderator Uberpuzzler     Gender: Posts: 2084 Re: Some Word Puzzles   « Reply #7 on: Sep 15th, 2008, 7:23pm » Quote Modify on Sep 15th, 2008, 3:58pm, ThudanBlunder wrote: I opted for 'possible', too. But the newspaper gives 'ordinary' as correct. Had one of the choices been "mundane" it would have been a clear winner.   --SMQ IP Logged --SMQ Pages: 1  Reply Notify of replies Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- riddles -----------------------------  - easy => medium   - hard   - what am i   - what happened   - microsoft   - cs   - putnam exam (pure math)   - suggestions, help, and FAQ   - general problem-solving / chatting / whatever ----------------------------- general -----------------------------  - guestbook   - truth   - complex analysis   - wanted   - psychology   - chinese « Previous topic | Next topic »

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