COMING DOWN THE ILE III

The Word's The Thing

Dr. Louis D. Appel

Specialized Vocabulary

The answer to each clue will be a word ending in ILE.

1. Childishly foolish

2. Having a fever

3. Irritate, vex

4. Manly, robust

5. Trick, stratagem

6. Disgustingly evil

7. Likely to change quickly - for the worst 

8. New York subway one-at-a-time entrance

9. Young person, especially as under legal age

10. Physically ready for marriage, said of a young woman

11. Outline or something, especially a person's face from the side

 

Answers:

 

1. Puerile

2. Febrile

3. Rile

4. Virile

5. Wile

6. Vile

7. Volatile

8. Turnstile

9. Juvenile

10. Nubile

11. Profile