Curtail 19Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body Answer: The words are Start and Star. 1. In place of -> Falsehood 2. Area around the altar of a church -> Possibility; a gamble 3. Stake or gamble -> Compensation for labour 4. Financial book -> Narrow place to stand 5. Ceremonial garment -> Take from someone unlawfully 6. Spirit; confidence or enthusiasm -> Standard of behaviour; a lesson 7. An ordinal number -> A cardinal number 8. Deserving of respect -> High value; equivalent to a specified value What Next?
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