LETTER PATTERNS XVII

The Word's The Thing

Dr.Louis D. Appel

 

Each set of clues can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

 

1. Gaffer, for one

    Elvis' home

   

2. Praise

    Pretense

    Railing

    Temperature scale

 

3. A so-so riddle is a ________   ________.

 

4. In ancient Rome, a ________ met at the ________ and behaved with ________.

 

5. Despite his apparent ________ to his superiors, the official was accused of ________.

6. Airtight

    Superficial, as changes

    One who practices self-discipline and abstention

    Of the future

7. He escaped the ________ smells of the city by going to the ________ forest.

8. Wrap tightly, as a baby

     Move like a duck

     Nonsense

 

9. Use your hands to emphasize your words

    Enroll at a college or university

    Bit of pollution

    

Answers:

 

1. Stagehand

    Graceland

 

2. Accolade

    Masquerade

    Balustrade

    Centigrade

 

3. Humdrum conundrum

 

4. Quorum 

    Forum

    Decorum 

5. Obeisance

    Malfeasance

6. Hermetic

    Cosmetic

    Ascetic

    Prophetic

7. Odiferous

    Coniferous

8. Swaddle

    Waddle

    Twaddle

 

9. Gesticulate

    Matriculate

    Particulate 

    

  

 

 

 

 

LETTER PATTERNS XVI

Each set of clues can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)

Pre-fetus stage of development

In a stupor - unresponsive, while awake

Overly dramatic

Words like write and right

 

2)

The "&" sign

A scolding or rebuke

Courtly dance of the 1600-1700s

Illegally imported or exported goods 

3) 

Abstruse, little-known

Vote by all the people

Man who dresses as a woman

One born with both male and female characteristics

 

4)

Barrier, as in a street

Balcony or stair railing

With "stand" - a metaphor for entrepeneurship

Paved, public walk - usually at a resort or shopping area

5)

Of decayed teeth

Very evil

Of different kinds and sorts

On the edge, unstable

 

6)

Hellish

Active by day

Forever

Fatherly

 

7)

Brownish red

Wind instrument

Military unit

A ridiculous but amusing person

8)

Palm leaf

Answer

Farther than

Steal and run away, as with money 

Answers:

 

1)

Embryonic

Catatonic

Histrionic

Homophonic

 

2)

Ampersand

Reprimand

Saraband

Contraband

 

3)

Recondite

Plebiscite

Transvestite

Hermaphrodite

 

4)

Barricade

Balustrade

Lemonade

Promenade

 

5)

Carious

Nefarious

Various

Precarious

 

6)

Infernal

Diurnal

Eternal

Paternal

 

7)

Maroon

Bassoon

Platoon

Buffoon

 

8)

Frond 

Respond

Beyond 

Abscon

 

LETTER PATTERNS XV

Each set of clues can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)

University

Say without proof

Special right or advantage

Violation of something regarded a sacred 

2)

Thrifty

Wasteful

Renaissance song

Pertaining to marriage

3)

Scrap, as a rocket launch

Frisk about

Blackmail

Rest and relaxation destination

4)

Expressing something forcibly and clearly

Tied up in red tape

Having to do with guns and bullets

Reverting to past characteristics

 

5)

Upstart

Innocent, unsophisticated young woman

Income

Group of attendants to an important person

 

Answers:

 

1)

College

Allege

Privilege

Sacrilege

 

2)

Frugal

Prodigal

Madrigal

Conjugal

 

3)

Abort

Cavort

Extort

Resort

 

4)

Emphatic

Bureaucratic

Ballistic

Atavistic 

 

5)

Parvenue

Ingenue

Revenue

Retinue 

 

LETTER PATTERNS XIV

 

Each set of clues can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern. 

1)

Flirt

Gambling game

Brief description

Profile drawing

2)

Altar boy

Very learned

Beginner

Try to convert

 

3)

Slander, defame

Deserved, as punishment

Entrust to care of another

Kind, not malignant

 

4)

Next to

Satisfied

Emerging

Reserved in speech

 

5)

Total pretense intended to deceive

Roofed passageway with shops

Traitor, apostate, rebel

Great praise

 

Answers:

 

1)

Coquette

Roulette

Vignette

Silhouette

 

2)

Acolyte

Erudite

Neophyte

Proselyte

 

3)

Malign

Condign

Consign

Benign

 

4)

Adjacent 

Complacent

Nascent

Reticent 

5)

Charade

Arcade

Renegade

Accolade

 

 

 

LETTER PATTERNS XIII

Each set of clues can be answered by words which end in the same letter pattern.

 

1)

Manly

Delicate

Pertaining to touch

Ready for marriage (said of a woman)

 

2)

Marriage

Bitter speech

Monetary allowance in divorce

Domination of one state by another 

3)

Echo

Intellectually deep

Present and explain

Envelop

4)

Lying down

Office holder

Like a sponge

Glowing, flickering with a soft radiance

5)

Urgent

Destitute

Convincing

Failing to take proper care 

Answers:

 

1)

Virile

Fragile

Tactile

Nubile

 

2)

Matrimony

Acrimony

Alimony

Hegemony

 

3)

Resound

Profound

Expound

Surround

 

4)

Recumbent

Incumbent

Absorbent

Lambent

 

5)

Exigent

Indigent

Cogent 

Negligent

LETTER PATTERNS XII

Each pair of clues below will lead to two rhyming words ending in the same letter pattern.

1. Portending evil
    Church congregation leader

2. Wither
    Nonsense

3. Join together
    Lie under oath

4. Like some labor
    Friendly and outgoing

5. End
    Develop - as a seed

6. Vague, unclear
    Touching - as the 48 states

7. Evil, sin
    Omnipresence

8. City related
    Religious headwear

9. Brief    Gone forever - as an animal species

10. Resentment, anger
      Gruff, but endearing, older man

Answers:

1. Sinister - minister
2. Shrivel - drivel
3. Merger - perjure
4. Menial - congenial
5. Terminate - germinate
6. Ambiguous - contiguous
7. Iniquity - Ubiquity
8. Urban - turban
9. Succinct - extinct
10. Dudgeon - curmudgeon
    
     

LETTER PATTERNS XI

Each set of clues below can be answered by words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Fashion
Not adhering to accepted behavior - as a nation
Unclear
Wide-spread disease

2)
Polish - shine
Provide
Coax by flattery
Wave about - as a weapon

3)
Plentiful
Repetitious
Necklace cousin
One against whom legal action is brought

4)
Thin out
Cause to appear less serious
Set into motion
Get out - as in an emergency

5)
Diligent - dedicated
Unbelieving
Painstakingly precise
Farcical

6)
Extreme joy
Apprehend
Carrion eater
Intellectual and social values of a society

Answers:

1)
VOGUE
ROGUE
VAGUE
PLAGUE

2)
BURNISH
FURNISH
BLANDISH
BRANDISH

3)
ABUNDANT
REDUNDANT
PENDANT
DEFENDANT

4)
ATTENUATE
EXTENUATE
ACTUATE
EVACUATE

5)
SEDULOUS
INCREDULOUS
METICULOUS
RIDICULOUS

6)
RAPTURE
CAPTURE
VULTURE
CULTURE
 

LETTER PATTERNS X

Each set of clues below can be answered by words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Cowardly
Poe's bird
Refuge
Expert

2)
Shrewd
Disprove
Ascribe
Weaken

3)
Realm
Chorus
Whine
Scorn

4)
Agitator, perhaps
&
Item that is illegal to possess or sell
Fantasy world


5)
Trance inducing
Romantically idealistic, but impractical
Severely mentally ill
Enthusiastically devoted to one's country

Answers:

1)
CRAVEN
RAVEN
HAVEN
MAVEN

2)
ASTUTE
REFUTE
IMPUTE
DILUTE

3)
DOMAIN
REFRAIN
COMPLAIN
DISDAIN

4)
FIREBRAND
AMPERSAND
CONTRABAND
LA LA LAND

5)
HYPNOTIC
QUIXOTIC
PSYCHOTIC
PATRIOTIC

LETTER PATTERNS IX

Each set of clues below can be answered by words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Sustain
Thrive
Wave about, as a weapon
Bizarre

2)
State of all living
Thriftiness
Capacity
Hopelessness

3)
Exert excessive control over
Propose as a candidate
Related on the father's side
Stop moving, cease to progress

4)
Ease in doing something
Movement
Nimbleness
Peacefulness

5)
Like Mt. St. Helens
Latino/a
Wildly energetic
Colossal

Answers:

1)
NOURISH
FLOURISH
BRANDISH
OUTLANDISH

2)
MORTALITY
FRUGALITY
ABILITY
FUTILITY

3)
DOMINATE
NOMINATE
AGNATE
STAGNATE

4)
FACILITY
MOBILITY
AGILITY
TRANQUILITY

5)
VOLCANIC
HISPANIC
MANIC
TITANIC

LETTER PATTERNS VIII
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

Each set of clues below can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Play with abandon
Pastoral
Representative
Devilish

2)
Thread-like wire in a light bulb
Bone-to-bone connector
Satisfied, feeling no need to change
Abutting

3)
Using elements from various sources
Very grand and inspiring
One who is neutral about religion
Type of crossword puzzle

4)
Calm
Limp
Very cold
Unyieding

5)
Hole
Seriousness
The soul of wit
Light-heartedness

Answers:

1)
FROLIC
BUCOLIC
SYMBOLIC
DIABOLIC

2)
FILAMENT
LIGAMENT
COMPLACENT
ADJACENT

3)
ECLECTIC
MAJESTIC
AGNOSTIC
ACROSTIC

4)
PLACID
FLACCID
FRIGID
RIGID

5)
CAVITY
GRAVITY
BREVITY
LEVITY

LETTER PATTERNS VII
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel


Each set of clues below can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Odd
Like some circles
Gloriously happy
Immature

2)
Appease
Sort
Appall
Praise to extremes

3)
Enslave
Beg
Lie
Predict

4)
Nervousness
Fame
Humanity as a whole
Correctness, as in manners

5)
Harden
Tolerate
Modest, reserved
Pamphlet

Answers:

1)
ECCENTRIC
CONCENTRIC
EUPHORIC
SOPHOMORIC

2)
PACIFY
CLASSIFY
HORRIFY 
GLORIFY

3)
SUBJUGATE
SUPPLICATE
PREVARICATE
PROGNOSTICATE

4)
ANXIETY
NOTORIETY
SOCIETY
PROPRIETY

5)
INURE
ENDURE
DEMURE
BROCHURE

LETTER PATTERNS VI
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

Each set of clues below can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Ponder
Waver
Imitate
Surrender

2)
Trivial
Gallant
Huge
Eminent

3)
Given to self-inflicted pain
Using a mild word for a strong one
Exaggerated
Bitterly caustic, as words

4)
Dilemma
Limit
Serving as a model
Prison

5)
Oil for a motor, for example
Enthusiastically happy
Winning team member, perhaps
Germane

Answers:

1)
CONTEMPLATE
VACILLATE
EMULATE
CAPITULATE

2)
FRIVOLOUS
CHIVALROUS
PRODIGIOUS
PRESTIGIOUS

3)
MASOCHISTIC
EUPHEMISTIC
HYPERBOLIC 
VITRIOLIC


4)
QUANDARY
BOUNDARY
EXEMPLARY
PENITENTIARY

5)
LUBRICANT
EXUBERANT
CELEBRANT
RELEVANT

 

LETTER PATTERNS V
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

Each set of clues below can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
He's for bidding
Rooster
Pirate
Take over by force

2)
Haughty, disdainful
Fancy, hanging light fixture
Venetian vessels
World War II airman

3)
Metal container
Handrail on stairs
Place of quiet seclusion
More damp

4)
Make completely dry
Convert from wild to tame
Clone
Oil, as machinery

5)
Lute relative
Very thin paper
Wax
Commedia dell'arte character

Answers:

1)
AUCTIONEER
CHANTICLEER
BUCCANEER
COMMANDEER

2)
CAVALIER
CHANELIER
GONDOLIER
BOMBARDIER

3)
CANISTER
BANISTER
CLOISTER
MOISTER

4)
DESICCATE
DOMESTICATE
DUPLICATE
LUBRICATE 

5)
MANDOLIN
ONION SKIN
PARAFFIN
HARLEQUIN

LETTER PATTERNS IV
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

Each set of clues below can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Beggar
Reluctant
Germane
Traveling from place to place

2)
Temperature scale where water freezes at 0 degrees
One on the lam
Leisurely stroll in a public place or grand march
Procession of riders, vehicles, etc.

3)
Arousing or stimulating interest or discussion
Curious
Not fully worked out, provisional
Very profitable

4)
Boldness
Excessive talking
Truth
Quality of being impervious to light

5)
Speak in a pompous, dogmatic manner
Be deliberately ambiguous to avoid commitment
Eliminate, get rid of
Return, as a favor or invitation

Answers:

1)
MENDICANT
HESITANT
RELEVANT
ITINERANT

2)
CENTIGRADE
RENEGADE
PROMENDADE
CAVALCADE

3)
PROVOCATIVE
INQUISITIVE
TENTATIVE
LUCRATIVE

4)
AUDACITY
LOQUACITY
VERACITY
OPACITY

5)
PONTIFICATE
EQUIVOCATE
ERADICATE
RECIPROCATE 

LETTER PATTERNS III
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

Each set of clues below can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Found everywhere at the same time
Touching - as the 48 states
Harmful
Not genuine, fake

2)
Pistol case
Support and/or pillow
Become inflamed, as a wound
Annoy

3)
Frame of mind, mood
Appreciation
Trite, commonly heard expression
"Blessed are the meek," for one

4)
Very heavy, as rain
In a particular order
Capacity for development
Digressive, barely related to the subject

5) 
Sailor on the Bounty
Exercise excessive authority
Marionette
Early settler of the west


Answers:

1)
UBIQUITOUS
CONTIGUOUS
INJURIOUS
SPURIOUS 

2)
HOLSTER
BOLSTER
FESTER
PESTER 

3)
ATTITUDE
GRATITUDE
PLATITUDE
BEATITUDE 

4)
TORRENTIAL
SEQUENTIAL
POTENTIAL
TANGENTIAL 

5)
MUTINEER
DOMINEER
PUPPETEER
PIONEER

LETTER PATTERNS II
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

Each set of clues below can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Bungle
Verbose
Oaf, clumsy person
Confuse, embarrass

2)
Homeless person
Sweet-smelling
Very showy
Possessing ESP ability

3)
One on the lam
Expressing contempt or disapproval
In memory or tribute to a person or event
Urgent, crucial

4)
Kind of salve or ointment
Undecided
Mustard, ketchup, etc
Salary, payment, reward

5)
Relevant
Common, usual
Mysterious, little known
Stylish and sophisticated

Answers:

1)
BOLIX
PROLIX
LUMMOX
FLUMMOX 

2)
VAGRANT
FRAGRANT
FLAMBOYANT
CLAIRVOYANT

3)
FUGITIVE
PEJORATIVE
COMMEMORATIVE
IMPERATIVE

4)
LINIMENT
AMBIVALENT
CONDIMENT 
EMOLUMENT

5)
GERMANE
MUNDANE
ARCANE
URBANE

LETTER PATTERNS I
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

Each set of clues below can be answered with words which end in the same letter pattern.

1)
Praise or honor
Staircase handrail
False show or pretense
Fruit preserve

2)
Right or privilege
Status quo supporter
Tending to inhibit, as prices
Much smaller than average

3)
Amount of space that can be filled
Begging
Extraordinary talent at an early age
Act of appalling brutality

4)
Conceited
Repetitious
Hesitant
Very offensive

5)
Lie
Put off until tomorrow
Give up an office or right
Show involvement, as in a crime

Answers:

1)
ACCOLADE
BALUSTRADE
MASQUERADE
MARMALADE

2)
PREROGATIVE
CONSERVATIVE
PROHIBITIVE
DIMINUTIVE

3)
CAPACITY
MENDACITY
PRECOCITY
ATROCITY

4)
ARROGANT
REDUNDANT
RELUCTANT
REPUGNANT

5)
FABRICATE
PROCRASTINATE
ABDICATE
IMPLICATE