The unrelated words in the list below can be paired according to the
following rule.
They each have a common synonym which connects them.
For example, spar and crate would be connected by the word
box.
Identify the pairs and provide the link word.
Please include any alternative solutions that you may find.
average
deer
deny
enrapture
exhort
garbage
gift
intend
interval
introduce
irate
iron
mend
portico
quandary
rear
saltire
scupper
snap
whiskey
average mean intend
deny scotch whiskey
deer hind rear
enrapture entrance portico
exhort press iron
garbage trash scupper
gift present introduce
interval period snap
introduce raise rear ***
irate cross saltire
mend fix quandary
The *** marks the one that was probably not intended. To raise a question is to introduce that question, but present is probably the better synonym. Rear is equally good as a synonym for hind as for raise.
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Posted by Charlie
on 2007-07-11 11:15:57 |
11 pairs from 20 words
