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One Letter of Separation 3
Each group of three definitions describes three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each group describes a different set of words). Example: king, ring, wing.
1a) inexperienced
1b) to address with expressions of kind wishes
1c) unreasonable selfish desire
2a) highly skilled
2b) to conform
2c) to accept formally and put into effect
3a) a committee for judging and awarding prizes
3b) conceal or hide
3c) violent anger
4a) a rounded shape
4b) spoken
4c) a gemstone
1a) inexperienced
1b) to address with expressions of kind wishes
1c) unreasonable selfish desire
2a) highly skilled
2b) to conform
2c) to accept formally and put into effect
3a) a committee for judging and awarding prizes
3b) conceal or hide
3c) violent anger
4a) a rounded shape
4b) spoken
4c) a gemstone
Hint
The length of the words and the position that changes:1) 5, 5th
2) 5, 3rd
3) 4, 1st
4) 4, 2nd
Answer
1) green, greet, greed2) adept, adapt, adopt
3) jury, bury, fury
4) oval, oral, opal
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Only got one. Need coffee.
First comment = D
Wow... nice.. hard but fun
Wow... nice.. hard but fun
SOrry for double post...
But the first guy to comment posted just a bit before me
Sorry again
But the first guy to comment posted just a bit before me
Sorry again
I have an alternative but APPARENTLY wrong answer to #4 (don't look until you've tried):
4.
a) rolled
b) told
c) gold
4.
a) rolled
b) told
c) gold
Guess I didn't understand this one at all.
Good one!
Interresting,well designed,and a good eye opener.
P.S.
Should check my spelling (interesting)
Should check my spelling (interesting)
didn't get through. i need to improve my knowledge in english!!
Great teaser! I couldn't get number three but I should have.
That was fun. I only got the first set and the fourth set. I just couldn't come up with the other two sets. Enjoyed the challenge!
That needed a little thinking, and a visit to a thesaurus, but it was fun.
Ooo... tough one. I like it!
2 were very easy, first & last. The other 2 were harder, but not too hard. A brain workout, thanks.
That was hard but fun!! Do some more!!
After going to the hint & seeing a couple of answers I realized I was not doing the puzzle correctly.
I got 2 of the ones I didn't see answers to.
Good Tough Teaser !!!
I got 2 of the ones I didn't see answers to.
Good Tough Teaser !!!
I loved it! It was neither too hard nor too easy, and very enjoyable!
Very fun teaser! Not too hard and not too easy - but very thoughtful!
For the person who suggested "rolled, told, gold" would work for #4...no, it wouldn't. First of all, "rolled" isn't a shape, nor does it even fit the rules of the teaser. And gold isn't a gemstone.
Great stretch for the neurons! Well done!
I also got only numbers 1 and 4.
Thanks.
I also got only numbers 1 and 4.
Thanks.
Great one! I never was able to get #1, but got the remaining 3 quickly. Would love more like this.
fun, and tricky
I only have one right and that was number 2. My husband is trying to talk to me and I'm trying to do this at the same time. Thanks for posting, nice teaser. Maybe next time I'll have more quiet time.
Monday~
Monday~
I really enjoyed this one. I got all but number 2. nice
wow...
great teaser... #2 stumped me, but after seeing the answer, if i had put a little more thought into it, i probably would have gotten it... excellent job with this one
Excellent teaser. #3 stumped me for a while.
yeah, #2 tripped me up, got the others fairly easily. very good teaser!
Great teaser thanks.
Brandon and I are on the same page. I did not undertstand what we were supposed to do either. Glad I am not alone.
Very nice teaser. Took awhile to solve. A special shout out to my good friend HABS.
I actually had a lot of trouble with this one. Only got #1 and #4,. and that was with a lot oif trying.
Didn't get the 1'st one. I can't remember the last time anyone said they were "green" at something.
I got the first one pretty easily, then my brain decided to stop working and I couldn't get the rest.
Love this puzzle! I really struggled with all but the last, but persistence paid off. Cnmne has an amazing talent for language and vocabulary based puzzles. I need to go search for more puzzles in this series. I hope they are as wonderful as this one.
Fun and entertaining teaser; It took awhile but I got them all. I enjoyed the challenge.
I thought this was VERY good. I did not like the 3rd one, though. I don't really see a jury as awarding "prizes", and bury is a stretch for hiding and concealing. Bury is a little better than jury, but still I don't think it required such an obscure definition.
Again, though, really good teaser!
Again, though, really good teaser!
Fairly easy except for #2; that had me stumped?
Lots of fun though, thanks!
Lots of fun though, thanks!
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