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Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. ski____s (state)
2. r____ate (sled)
3. for____k (surrender)
4. d____ite (several)
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. ski____s (state)
2. r____ate (sled)
3. for____k (surrender)
4. d____ite (several)
Hint
Here are clues for the eight-letter words:1. frying pans
2. control
3. ship part
4. explosive
Answer
1. skillets (TELL - ski_LLET_s)2. regulate (LUGE - r_EGUL_ate)
3. foredeck (CEDE - for_EDEC_k)
4. dynamite (MANY - d_YNAM_ite)
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