Each of the following is an anagram of two words that are similar in meaning. Identify the word pairs:
(i) MEAN ACTORS
(ii) ROPE OF CREW
(iii) VINCIBLE OIL
(iv) GAINED VOTE
(v) GOOD CLARA
(vi) GIANT WEB
(vii) SORRIER ANIMAL
(viii) ALLEGED ARTIFICE
*** For example, FAIRER BEETLE is an anagram of FREE and LIBERATE which are similar in meaning.
Used DOS program NAMEGRAM and selected two-word anagrams via:
OPEN "d:\anagrams\sorriera.nmg" FOR INPUT AS #1
OPEN "sorriera.txt" FOR OUTPUT AS #2
DO
INPUT #1, l$
l$ = LTRIM$(RTRIM$(l$))
ix = INSTR(l$, " ")
IF ix > 0 THEN
IF INSTR(ix + 1, l$, " ") = 0 THEN
PRINT #2, l$
PRINT l$
END IF
END IF
LOOP UNTIL EOF(1)
CLOSE
The first part has too many possibilities to list, so only the one satisfying the synonym requirement is shown. The rest show all the two-word possibilities, with the synonymous case asterisked.
i
AROMA SCENT (from a long list of possibilities)
ii
PERFORCE OW
CORPORE FEW
FORCE POWER *
iii
BILLION VICE
INCIVIL BOLE
INCIVIL LOBE
INVOICE BILL *
iv
NEGATIVED O
NEGATIVE DO
DEVIANT EGO
DEVIATE NOG
EVADING TOE
EVIDENT AGO
GOATEED VIN
NAIVETE DOG
NAIVETE GOD
TANGOED VIE
VINTAGE DOE
VINTAGE ODE
ATONED GIVE
DATIVE GONE
DEVEIN GOAT
DEVEIN TOGA
DEVOTE AGIN
DEVOTE GAIN
DONATE GIVE
DOTAGE VEIN
DOTAGE VINE
DOTING EAVE
EATING DOVE
ENDIVE GOAT
ENDIVE TOGA
ENVIED GOAT
ENVIED TOGA
GAINED VETO
GAINED VOTE
GAITED OVEN
INGATE DOVE
NATIVE DOGE
NEGATE OVID
NEGATE VOID *
TOEING DEVA
TOEING VEDA
TOGAED VEIN
TOGAED VINE
VEINED GOAT
VEINED TOGA
VENGED IOTA
VETOED AGIN
VETOED GAIN
AGENT VIDEO
ANTED OGIVE
AVOID GENET
DANTE OGIVE
DEIGN OVATE
ENVOI GATED
EVADE INGOT
GATED OVINE
v
CARLOAD GO
AGORA CLOD
AGORA COLD
CALOR GOAD
CARGO LOAD *
CARLO GOAD
CAROL GOAD
CORAL GOAD
CRAAL GOOD
LARGO CODA
vi
BATING WE
TAWING BE
AWING BET
BEGAN WIT
BEGAT WIN
BEWIG ANT
BEWIG TAN
EWING BAT
EWING TAB
GIANT WEB
TWAIN BEG
TWINE BAG
TWINE GAB
ABET WING
BANE TWIG
BATE WING
BEAN TWIG
BEAT WING
BETA WING
BITE GNAW *
BITE WANG
GIBE WANT
vii
AIRLINERS ROAM
AIRLINER ROAMS
AIRLINES ARMOR
ARMORIAL REINS
ARMORIAL RESIN
ARMORIAL RINSE
ARMORIAL RISEN
ARMORIAL SERIN
ARMORIAL SIREN
MAINSAIL ERROR
MANORIAL RISER
ROSARIAN MILER
SNARLIER MAORI
AIRLINE ARMORS
AIRMAIL SNORER
ISRAELI MARRON
LAMINAR ROSIER
LIAISON MARRER
LORRIES AIRMAN
LORRIES MARINA
MARINER SAILOR *
MARLIER RAISON
MISLAIN ROARER
NORMALS AIRIER
RAINIER MOLARS
RAINIER MORALS
SORRIER ANIMAL
SORRIER MANILA
viii
ELECTRIFIED ALGA
ELECTRIFIED GALA
CAFETERIA GILLED
CARTILAGE DEFILE
CLARIFIED EAGLET
CLARIFIED LEGATE
GLACIATED LIEFER
GLACIATED RELIEF
ARTIFICE ALLEGED
CALIFATE LEDGIER
DELICATE FRAGILE *
FIGEATER CEDILLA
FILAGREE CITADEL
FILAGREE DIALECT
GLACIATE DEFILER
GLACIATE FIELDER
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Posted by Charlie
on 2015-03-02 14:05:05 |