J U X T A P O S I T I O N --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions and examples - www.hoadworks.com/juxtaposition.htm 1. change shape, as in a computer animation [5] 2. positive pole [5] 3. deprive of parents [6] 4. measure of central tendency [4] ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Answers to the gallimaufry of Carroll challengers is here: http://serg.spb.ru/literature/Lewis_Carroll/The_hunting_of_the_snark/p8-ogp. html LEWIS PUZZLES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis Carroll called this word challenge the "30-Letter Game." 2-10 is the easiest version of this word-creation challenge. Three vowels and seven consonants are chosen randomly from a set of five alphabets. Create exactly two words with the ten letters. Scrabble rules apply to word choice. b d e g o r s s t u Plenty of possibilities here, including sorted bug, rudest bogs, trussed bog, debugs tors.... .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com *A*B*C* Words --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLVE the following clues to *A*B*C* words 1. ab_c__ calculator 2. _ab__ c textile 3. ab___ ce failure to be present 4. a___b_c exercise type 5. _ab__c_ hot sauce 6. ab__c___ a muscle or a seizer 7. a_b____c_ patient vehicle 8. a_b_c___ tuna-type 9. _a__b___c like antennas or fables 10. ab_____c_ more than enough ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Juxtaposition --------------------------------------------------------------------------- M[ORPH AN]ODE 1. change shape, as in a computer animation [5]MORPH 2. positive pole [5] ANODE 3. deprive of parents [6] ORPHAN 4. measure of central tendency [4] MODE .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com U N D U L A T I O N --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Determine the source word that contains the following clued words. Word ONE is embedded in the source word in alternating letters starting at the first letter. Word TWO is embedded in the source word starting at the last letter and moving backwards by alternating letters. All source words have an even number of letters... Example: Word ONE ->: One or some or every or all without specification (ANY) Word TWO <-: Male human offspring (son) Source word: AnNoYs 1. WORD ONE ->: an open river valley WORD TWO <-: travel in a vehicle SOURCE WORD <>: ___________ LETHAL 2. WORD ONE ->: A wooden strip forming part of a fence WORD TWO <-: Male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse SOURCE WORD <>: ___________ TEETH 3. WORD ONE ->: internationally recognized distress signal WORD TWO <-: to what extent or amount or degree SOURCE WORD <>: ___________ NIKE symbol 4. WORD ONE ->: Broadcast WORD TWO <-: Annoying high-pitched bark SOURCE WORD <>: ___________ BEE-SITE 5. WORD ONE ->: Financial institution WORD TWO <-: The piece of land on which something is located SOURCE WORD <>: ___________ NONCONFORMISTS View the complete list of Undulating words: http://www.hoadworks.com/undulate_list.PDF ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *A*B*C* Words --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLVE the following clues to *A*B*C* words 1. abacus calculator 2. fabric textile 3. absence failure to be present 4. aerobic exercise type 5. tabasco hot sauce 6. abductor a muscle or a seizer 7. ambulance patient vehicle 8. albacore tuna-type 9. parabolic like antennas or fables 10. abundance more than enough .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com T R I C Y C L E --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solve the clues to five seven-letter words. A common trigram (represented by XYZ) cycles through the five words in the pattern displayed. X Y Z _ _ _ _ 1. Soundly defeat _ X Y Z _ _ _ 2. Decrease in size of an organ caused by disease/disuse _ _ X Y Z _ _ 3. Customers _ _ _ X Y Z _ 4. Elementary particle - no charge! _ _ _ _ X Y Z 5. Artist of consummate skill ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- U N D U L A T I O N --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Determine the source word that contains the following clued words. Word ONE is embedded in the source word in alternating letters starting at the first letter. Word TWO is embedded in the source word starting at the last letter and moving backwards by alternating letters. All source words have an even number of letters... Example: Word ONE ->: One or some or every or all without specification (ANY) Word TWO <-: Male human offspring (son) Source word: AnNoYs 1. WORD ONE ->: an open river valley DALE WORD TWO <-: travel in a vehicle RIDE SOURCE WORD <>: DEADLIER 2. WORD ONE ->: A wooden strip forming part of a fence PALE WORD TWO <-: Male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse SIRE SOURCE WORD <>: PEARLIES 3. WORD ONE ->: internationally recognized distress signal SOS WORD TWO <-: to what extent or amount or degree HOW SOURCE WORD <>: SWOOSH 4. WORD ONE ->: Broadcast AIR WORD TWO <-: Annoying high-pitched bark YAP SOURCE WORD <>: APIARY 5. WORD ONE ->: Financial institution BANK WORD TWO <-: The piece of land on which something is located SITE SOURCE WORD <>: BEATNIKS View the complete list of Undulating words: http://www.hoadworks.com/undulate_list.PDF .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com The Great Divide --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solve clues to six-letter words on either side of the great divide. Recombine the component trigrams to solve the six clues on the other side of the great divide. ___ ___ 1. became less intense ___ ___ 2. noisy quarrel ___ ___ 3. cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside ___ ___ 4. lily-livered poltroon ___ ___ 5. ensnare ___ ___ 6. wise and trusted guide and advisor ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 1. falsely charged because of some subterfuge ___ ___ 2. variety of melon ___ ___ 3. Toronto-based NBAer ___ ___ 4. hired hands who tend cattle ___ ___ 5. ennui ___ ___ 6. enthusiastic; fervid ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- T R I C Y C L E --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solve the clues to five seven-letter words. A common trigram (represented by XYZ) cycles through the five words in the pattern displayed. T R O U N C E 1. Soundly defeat A T R O P H Y 2. Decrease in size of an organ caused by disease/disuse P A T R O N S 3. Customers N E U T R O N 4. Elementary particle - no charge! M A E S T R O 5. Artist of consummate skill .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com W O R D P A T H S --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This 11-letter verb, meaning to "bend the truth for the purpose of deceiving", comes from the Latin word for "to walk crookedly." L E T T E R B O X --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rearrange the following letters into a 3 x 3 grid such that every row and column (and one of the diagonals in this case) makes a word. A E E E G G P R Y ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Great Divide --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solve clues to six-letter words on either side of the great divide. Recombine the component trigrams to solve the six clues on the other side of the great divide. ABA TED 1. became less intense FRA CAS 2. noisy quarrel MED IUM 3. cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside COW ARD 4. lily-livered poltroon ENT RAP 5. ensnare MEN TOR 6. wise and trusted guide and advisor -ABA-ARD-CAS-COW-ENT-FRA-IUM-MED-MEN-RAP-TED-TOR- FRA MED 1. falsely charged because of some subterfuge CAS ABA 2. variety of melon RAP TOR 3. Toronto-based NBAer COW MEN 4. hired hands who tend cattle TED IUM 5. ennui ARD ENT 6. enthusiastic; fervid .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com Over 500,000 linguaphiles are familiar with Anu Garg's A.WORD.A.DAY listserver. With Anu's blessing, I have devised Vocabulary Quizzes based on the AWAD wordlists. These theme-based puzzles will be of great interest to the teachers and students on the Wordly-Wise list. Find more quizzes at http://www.hoadworks.com/gamemenu.htm AWAD QUIZ - UNUSUAL BODY PARTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday Feb 2, 1998) OK, so we all know where our noses, eyes and ears are. We learnt these names for body parts in Kindergarten. Here is another crash course in words that describe rather unusual places on our body. -Anu Garg Match up each term with the appropriate definition below: 1. axilla 2. canthus 3. frenum 4. glabella 5. gular 6. lunula 7. uvula A: The space between the eyebrows, just above the nose. B: The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate. C: Pertaining to the throat D: The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye. E. The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. F: A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as of the tongue G: The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail For more information about Anu Garg's A.Word.A.Day listserver, visit http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/faq.html (via email) send "info A.Word.A.Day" in Subject to wsmith@wordsmith.org. ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- W O R D P A T H S --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This 11-letter verb, meaning to "bend the truth for the purpose of deceiving", comes from the Latin word for "to walk crookedly." PREVARICATE L E T T E R B O X --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rearrange the following letters into a 3 x 3 grid such that every row and column (and one of the diagonals in this case) makes a word. A E E E G G P R Y E R A G Y P G E E .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com Over 500,000 linguaphiles are familiar with Anu Garg's A.WORD.A.DAY listserver. With Anu's blessing, I have devised Vocabulary Quizzes based on the AWAD wordlists. These theme-based puzzles will be of great interest to the teachers and students on the Wordly-Wise list. Find more quizzes at http://www.hoadworks.com/gamemenu.htm WORDS FROM JOSEPH HELLER'S CATCH-22 ------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday Feb 9, 1998) Guest Wordsmith, Nigel Cross, writes: "Catch-22 from Joseph Heller would have to rate as my second favourite book of all time. It is an intoxicating tale of a bomber trying to survive and stay sane amidst the chaos of WW2. Not only does Heller wield his cutting wit to highlight the insanity of war, but he also uses a rich vocabulary to keep the reader interested and sate the appetite of the most ardent wordsmith." 1. expurgate 2. mellifluous 3. motile 4. obstreperous 5. rancor 6. rubicund 7. subcutaneous A: Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious B: Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly C: Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous D: To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or erroneous E. Inclining to redness; ruddy; red F: Situated under the skin; hypodermic G: The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred For more information about Anu Garg's A.Word.A.Day listserver, visit http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/faq.html (via email) send "info A.Word.A.Day" in Subject to wsmith@wordsmith.org. ANSWERS FROM LAST DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD QUIZ - UNUSUAL BODY PARTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWAD (Monday Feb 2, 1998) OK, so we all know where our noses, eyes and ears are. We learnt these names for body parts in Kindergarten. Here is another crash course in words that describe rather unusual places on our body. -Anu Garg Match up each term with the appropriate definition below: 1. axilla 2. canthus 3. frenum 4. glabella 5. gular 6. lunula 7. uvula A: The space between the eyebrows, just above the nose. B: The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate. C: Pertaining to the throat D: The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each side of the eye. E. The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder. F: A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; as of the tongue G: The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail ANSWERS: 1E, 2D, 3F, 4A, 5C, 6G, 7B L E T T E R B O X --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rearrange the following letters into a 3 x 3 grid such that every row and column (and one of the diagonals in this case) makes a word. A E E E G G P R Y E R A G Y P G E E Thanks to Jeffrey Siegel for pointing out this rotated solution: E G G R Y E A P E .......................................... Adrian Hoad-Reddick President, Hoadworks, Inc. 347 Erb Street, Elora Ontario, Canada N0B 1S0 ph: (519) 846-2678 fx: (519) 846-5259 website: http://www.hoadworks.com email: hoad@hoadworks.com Publish book reports online! www.bookhooks.com