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Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. dis____s (horse movement)
2. mi____ce (high mountains)
3. l____ion (a Mexican food)
4. s____ing (food skin)
HintHere are clues for the eight-letter words:
1. deforms
2. lose
3. venue
4. abed
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Answer
1. distorts (TROT - dis_TORT_s)
2. misplace (ALPS - mi_SPLA_ce)
3. location (TACO - l_OCAT_ion)
4. sleeping (PEEL - s_LEEP_ing)
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Comments
Sneakattack   
Apr 25, 2010
| This teaser was very interesting, I must say, but it was very difficult. I look forward to seeing more of these benevolent brainteasers. |
jimbooth019
May 24, 2010
| That was a fun teaser. I found it fairly easy - at least I got all of them without the hint.  Thanks! |
builder
May 24, 2010
| interesting, #2 gave me pause for a moment but was easy overall |
doehead 
May 24, 2010
| After 3 weeks on vacation, I needed a extremely easy teaser to get me back in the grind. This one fit the bill.   |
jcann
May 24, 2010
| I liked this teaser as I had never seen one like it before. I needed the hint for #1, but I got the rest on my own--needed to think just enough for a Monday morning! |
patiencewithaP
May 24, 2010
| #4 got me  Well thought out! |
auntiesis
May 24, 2010
| I didn't get the one with the horse movement, but the rest were doable without the hint. Thanks for a good one.  |
precious1026
May 24, 2010
|  I love this Teaser. I like all Language Teasers I am realizing. I just don't have the patient to figure the problem out completely. I'll get one part correct and give up on the second part. Math is the only subject that gives partial credit.
Good Teaser, very well done...  |
cutieluck 
May 24, 2010
| It was pretty good I got it all correct  |
bear01
May 26, 2010
| love it..make me more...please |
Babe
May 24, 2013
| I could not for the life of me think what food skin was. It sounded soooo gross! Got all the rest though. Not too bad a teaser! |
cutebug
May 24, 2013
| Interesting and easy. |
HABS2933 
May 24, 2013
| I had a bit of trouble with "food skin" as well I was thinking rind then was starting to get dinner together in my head and reaslised I had to peel the potatoes - and voilà! There it was. |
auntiesis
May 24, 2013
| I found 3 easy, and one tougher. |
thecatladycac
May 24, 2013
| Pretty easy - I missed the fact of using a 4 letter word to fill in until I went back and read it again. I need to read instructions more thoroughly!!
Anyway - Nice teaser!! |
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