Monday, August 31, 2015

LETTER PATTERNS II
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

Each set of clues below can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Bungle
Verbose
Oaf, clumsy person
Confuse, embarrass

2)
Homeless person
Sweet-smelling
Very showy
Possessing ESP ability

3)
One on the lam
Expressing contempt or disapproval
In memory or tribute to a person or event
Urgent, crucial

4)
Kind of salve or ointment
Undecided
Mustard, ketchup, etc
Salary, payment, reward

5)
Relevant
Common, usual
Mysterious, little known
Stylish and sophisticated

Answers:

1)
BOLIX
PROLIX
LUMMOX
FLUMMOX 

2)
VAGRANT
FRAGRANT
FLAMBOYANT
CLAIRVOYANT

3)
FUGITIVE
PEJORATIVE
COMMEMORATIVE
IMPERATIVE

4)
LINIMENT
AMBIVALENT
CONDIMENT 
EMOLUMENT

5)
GERMANE
MUNDANE
ARCANE
URBANE

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