Thread: Marsupial Words 2

Every schoolchild knows that marsupials carry their babies in their pouches. Fewer people know about marsupial words, which carry their own baby words with the same meanings and the letters in the proper order.

For example, the marsupial word illuminated contains the synonym lit among its letters. Similarly exists hides the word is and deceased includes dead.

Try to find synonyms in the following words:

1. Curtail

2. Evacuate

3. Slithered

4. Prosecute

5. Satisfied

6. Barren

7. Impair

8. Secure

9. Equitable

10. Clue

11. Astound

12. Tolerate

13. Disputation

14. Splotches

15. Rotund

16. Fabrication

17. Revolution

18. Façade

19. Market

20. Pantaloons

21. Supervisor

22. Fraction

23. Guarantee

24. Agreement

25. Graduate

26. Yearning

27. Sorcerer

28. Averice

29. Embarrassed

30. Rambunctious

31. Chocolate

32. Moisture

33. Falsified

34. Vegetarian

35. Twich

36. Diminutive


37. Regulate

38. Contaminate

39. Honorable

40. Inheritor

41. Charisma

42. Unsightly

43. Feaster

44. Neurotic

45. Chariot

Originally Posted by masters

Every schoolchild knows that marsupials carry their babies in their pouches. Fewer people know about marsupial words, which carry their own baby words with the same meanings and the letters in the proper order.

For example, the marsupial word illuminated contains the synonym lit among its letters. Similarly exists hides the word is and deceased includes dead.

Try to find synonyms in the following words:

1. Curtail - Cut

2. Evacuate - Vacate

3. Slithered - Slid

4. Prosecute - Sue

5. Satisfied - Sated

Well, maybe these are just too easy for anyone to try. Here are the first 5.

Well, some are easy . . . others are challenging.

Spoiler:

6. Barren

7. Impair

8. Secure

9. Equitable

10. Clue

11. Astound

12. Tolerate ?

13. Disputation

14. Splotches

15. Rotund

16. Fabrication

17. Revolution

18. Facade

19. Market

20. Pantaloons

21. Supervisor

22. Fraction

23. Guarantee

24. Agreement

25. Graduate

26. Yearning

27. Sorcerer

28. Averice

29. Embarrassed

30. Rambunctious

31. Chocolate

32. Moisture

33. Falsified

34. Vegetarian

35. Twitch

36. Diminutive

37. Regulate

38. Contaminate

39. Honorable

40. Inheritor

41. Charisma

42. Unsightly

43. Feaster

44. Neurotic ?

45. Chariot

Soroban,

Another great job!