VERB-NOUN RHYME VIII

The Word's The Thing 

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Each clue is followed by two blanks. To answer the clue, fill in the first blank with a verb and the second with a noun that rhymes with it.

1. Harass a beggar: _______ a _______

 

2. Take a distaste to fame: _______ on _______ 

 

3. To lecture about self-guilt: _______ on _______

4. Disclose a business transaction: _______ the _______

 

5. Speak in behalf of protecting a songbird: _______ a _______

6. Strongly urge someone to make a witty reply: _______ a _______

7. Imitate (to ridicule) a person who's always negative: _______ a _______

8. To understand the basic building block of all matter: _______ the _______

 

Answers:

 

1. Badger a cadger

2. Frown on renown

3. Discourse on remorse

4. Reveal the deal

5. Defend the wren

6. Exhort a retort

7. Mimic a cynic

8. Fathom the atom