LETTER PATTERNS XII

Each pair of clues below will lead to two rhyming words ending in the same letter pattern.

1. Portending evil
    Church congregation leader

2. Wither
    Nonsense

3. Join together
    Lie under oath

4. Like some labor
    Friendly and outgoing

5. End
    Develop - as a seed

6. Vague, unclear
    Touching - as the 48 states

7. Evil, sin
    Omnipresence

8. City related
    Religious headwear

9. Brief    Gone forever - as an animal species

10. Resentment, anger
      Gruff, but endearing, older man

Answers:

1. Sinister - minister
2. Shrivel - drivel
3. Merger - perjure
4. Menial - congenial
5. Terminate - germinate
6. Ambiguous - contiguous
7. Iniquity - Ubiquity
8. Urban - turban
9. Succinct - extinct
10. Dudgeon - curmudgeon