What do the following words have in common?

1. RESPITE
2. FRAGILE
3. GIGANTIC
4. SEPARATE
5. INDOLENT
6. CATACOMB
7. ENCOURAGE
8. CONTROLLED
9. DESTRUCTION
10. DISSEMINATED

Answers:

Each word contains a synonym of itself, with the letters in proper order - though not in consecutive order.

1. RESpiTe
2. FRAIgLe
3. GIgANTic
4. sePARaTe
5. InDoLEnt
6. caTacOMB
7. encoURaGE
8. COntrOLled
9. destRUctIoN
10 diSsEmiNaTed

Credit: GAMES Magazine
April, 2009
Deann Brasher
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