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Do The Shuffle!
In each of the groups of letters below, there are two 6-letter words with their letters in the correct order. The words are connected by some rule. Un-shuffle the groups to find the two words. There are no extra letters, and no letter is used more than once.
Example: D F E A T S A T E C N H (DfEaTsAteCnH) = DETACH, FASTEN
1) S T I R M I C P K L E Y
2) G E S N A T L V A E G E
3) H A S I N S I D E R S T
4) S M O T E B A I D L Y E
5) L I H A S N G E T E R N
6) P R U N E W I S A R H D
7) D R E P E M A R A I N T
Example: D F E A T S A T E C N H (DfEaTsAteCnH) = DETACH, FASTEN
1) S T I R M I C P K L E Y
2) G E S N A T L V A E G E
3) H A S I N S I D E R S T
4) S M O T E B A I D L Y E
5) L I H A S N G E T E R N
6) P R U N E W I S A R H D
7) D R E P E M A R A I N T
Hint
The two words in each group are opposites.Answer
1) Simple, Tricky2) Gentle, Savage
3) Hinder, Assist
4) Steady, Mobile
5) Linger, Hasten
6) Punish, Reward
7) Depart, Remain
And you will have noticed that the rule is that they are opposites of each other.
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