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Whose Side Am I On?
Now that Forrie Agincourt has turned 13, he's at loggerheads with his parents on a weekly basis, but his relationship with Auntie Jenn is everything a mentally active new teen could want. Over Labour Day weekend, the two of them scoured the dictionary for another list of apparent antonyms with which he could confound his progenitors. Each pair of definitions below involves two words that are spelled the same ... except that the first start with "pro" and the second starts with "con". Although Forrie wasn't as polite when he challenged his parents with this second list, they still gave it a try. Prospera got 4 words, and Connor got 3. How many can you get?
1. a stately parade -- a grant
2. plentiful -- befuddle
3. faculty member -- clerical role
4. an incitement -- a gathering
5. earliest form -- 1,000 escudos
6. formal catalogue -- summary
7. turn a hand palm down -- analogous
1. a stately parade -- a grant
2. plentiful -- befuddle
3. faculty member -- clerical role
4. an incitement -- a gathering
5. earliest form -- 1,000 escudos
6. formal catalogue -- summary
7. turn a hand palm down -- analogous
Hint
#5 "pro" is usually a prefix, rather than a separate word#6 "con" is an uncommon word
#7 "pro" is an uncommon word
Answer
1. procession -- concession2. profuse -- confuse
3. professor -- confessor
4. provocation -- convocation
5. proto -- conto
6. prospectus -- conspectus
7. pronate -- connate
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wOW THIS IS REALLY cool!!!
Good one norcekri. Made my brain wake up with a fun teaser. Keep them coming.
great job
i didnt get it.
Very, Very well done, didn't get it all though,maybe next time..keep them coming
This was a tough one! Good Job
It was a good teaser, even though I didn't get it.
Fun! Fun! Fun!
All I can say is, "Not easy." Well done.
Thanks for the feedback. I aim for being accessible (generally understood), while the solution is both entertaining and non-trivial.
I do have several teasers under language; I hope you find them comparably worthwhile.
I do have several teasers under language; I hope you find them comparably worthwhile.
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