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Steal, Read, Heal, Ear
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Swap one word from the first list with one word in the second list so that the two lists have a similar, though different, property. Which two words must be swapped and what is the property?
List 1: steal, read, heal, ear
List 2: four, rough, under, ink
List 1: steal, read, heal, ear
List 2: four, rough, under, ink
Answer
The words that must be swapped are "read" and "four".The property is that each word can have "th" added to it and a new word is formed. List 1 words must have "th" added at the end, while list 2 words must have "th" added at the beginning.
List 1: steal(th), four(th), heal(th), ear(th)
List 2: (th)read, (th)rough, (th)under, (th)ink
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