STUMPERS CCCLXXII

1. Two words, one of four letters and one of six, have the sounds of long E and long A, in that order. In both words, the long E sound is spelled with the letter I, and the long A sound is spelled by the letter E. What are the words?

2. Think of a four-letter word that means to assert positively. Add one letter at the beginning of the word to make a word that is its opposite - meaning to be unsure, undecided.

 

HINTS:

1. The words are of French origin.

Answers:

 

1. PLIE -  a movement in ballet

    CLICHE - a trite expression

3. AVER - WAVER