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Kangaroo Words 14
Female kangaroos carry their young (joeys) in a pouch. Likewise, kangaroo words contain another word (a joey) within themselves. A joey word is a synonym of the kangaroo word, and the letters must be in the same order.
Example: "rapscallion" contains the word "rascal": RApSCALlion
See if you can find the joey words in these kangaroo words:
1. impair
2. observe
3. unsightly
4. substandard
5. weakening
6. barricaded
Example: "rapscallion" contains the word "rascal": RApSCALlion
See if you can find the joey words in these kangaroo words:
1. impair
2. observe
3. unsightly
4. substandard
5. weakening
6. barricaded
Answer
1. mar (iMpAiR)2. see (obSErvE)
3. ugly (UnsiGhtLY)
4. bad (suBstAnDard)
5. waning (WeAkeNING)
6. barred (BARRicadED)
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This has been a fun series, MarcM - and I think the latest has some quite tricky ones in it. Thanks for the fun.
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