In each pair of five-letter words below, re-arrange the letters of one of them to get a synonym of the other. For example, in the  pair WIDER - EERIE, an anagram of WIDER is WEIRD, which is a synonym of EERIE. Which word in the pair is the anagram and which is the synonym is for you to determine.

1. ROOST - TRUNK

2. CHASE - HURTS

3. EXPEL - CIVET

4. GREEN - CLASS

5. MODEL - AILED

6. NEVER - CHEEK

 

Answers: 

 

1. TORSO - TRUNK

2. ACHES - HURTS

3. EXPEL - EVICT

4. GENRE - CLASS

5. MODEL - IDEAL

6. NERVE - CHEEK 

 

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