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Prefix Mispronunciations
The answers to each of the clues below are words that could have an alternate definition if the words were read incorrectly. For example, if the word "coward" was incorrectly read as having "co-" as a prefix to the word "ward," its definition could be "to jointly parry or keep something away." Can you figure out the mispronounced prefixes that could have the definitions given below?
1. an unintentionally bad leader of a tribal village
2. having put two seeds in the ground
3. not adorable and/or lovable
4. having together with someone else, come into contact with a person at a prearranged time
5. to remove a plant from its container
6. a two-branched climbing plant
1. an unintentionally bad leader of a tribal village
2. having put two seeds in the ground
3. not adorable and/or lovable
4. having together with someone else, come into contact with a person at a prearranged time
5. to remove a plant from its container
6. a two-branched climbing plant
Answer
1. mischief2. disown
3. acute
4. comet
5. depot
6. divine
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