Monday, November 3, 2014

SELECT SYNONYMS II

Each word or phrase in GROUP A has a synonym that corresponds to a synonym of one of the words in GROUP B. The two synonyms are related in a very specific way. Can you determine what it is?

GROUP A
FERVENT
HIKE (as price)
HUNCH
FINANCIAL STRATEGY
COURT ORDER
NEW DOCTOR
OPPOSITE
SET UP
WOUND

GROUP B
COLLEGE COST
PEER GROUP
STANZA
SEABIRD
FUTURE (for one)
PLAY FOR TIME
RITE ATTIRE
FOLD
HIGHWAY OR RAILROAD CROSSING

HINT:
NEW DOCTOR goes with SEABIRD

Answers:

Each word or phrase in GROUP A has a synonym beginning with the prefix IN.  Each of these synonyms can be matched with a synonym of a word or phrase in GROUP B  which is the same word without IN.

FERVENT - INTENSE
FUTURE - TENSE

HIKE - INCREASE
FOLD - CREASE

HUNCH - INTUITION
COLLEGE COST - TUITION

FINANCIAL STRATEGY - INVESTMENT 
RITE ATTIRE - VESTMENT

COURT ORDER - INJUNCTION
RAILROAD CROSSING - JUNCTION

NEW DOCTOR - INTERN
SEABIRD - TERN 

OPPOSITE - INVERSE
STANZA - VERSE

SET UP - INSTALL
PLAY FOR TIME - STALL

WOUND - INJURY
PEER GROUP - JURY

Credit: GAMES Magazine 
August,  1998
Gloria Rosenthal
IN DECISIONS

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