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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. ant____e (long rod)
2. mus____s (small biting fly)
3. d____ate (rodents)
4. twi____g (young lice)
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. ant____e (long rod)
2. mus____s (small biting fly)
3. d____ate (rodents)
4. twi____g (young lice)
Hint
Here are clues for the eight-letter words:1. horned mammal
2. horses
3. destroy
4. distorting
Answer
1. antelope (POLE - ant_ELOP_e)2. mustangs (GNAT - mus_TANG_s)
3. decimate (MICE - d_ECIM_ate)
4. twisting (NITS - twi_STIN_g)
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