EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY II
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Sept/Oct 1981
Ralph Maus

Each of the words in the middle of the lines can be expanded into a longer word by adding letters before and after, one letter per blank. The example shows how OPENS expands into PROPENSITY.

   _ _ OPENS _ _ _
  P R OPENS I T Y

1. _ _ THROB _
2. _ _ _ HOPED _ _
3. _ _ _ RARE _
4. _ _ ORBIT _ _ _
5. _ _ _ MOTHER _ _ _
6. _ THERE _ _
7. _ _ _ BLEST _ _ _
8. _ _ _ _ AURA _ _


HINTS:
The beginning letters of the words are:
1. B
2. O
3. I
4. E
5. C
6. E
7. C
8. R


Answers:

1. BATHROBE
2. ORTHOPEDIC
3. INFRARED
4. EXORBITANT
5. CHEMOTHERARPY
6. ETHEREAL
7. COBBLESTONE
8. RESTAURANT