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Words Within Words #2

Guess the words which contain shorter words of the same meaning
e.g. the word CONJOIN contains the synonymous shorter word JOIN
Sentences illustrate usage. They have similar meaning with either the shorter or longer word
Quiz by overtired
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Last updated: June 1, 2023
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First submittedOctober 3, 2022
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Short Word in a Sentence
Longer Word
I’m more than ABLE
C A P A B L E
EVIL laughter echoed
D E V I L I S H
His NOBLE deeds
H O N O R A B L E
Listen to the TUTOR
I N S T R U C T O R
They fell for the CON
D E C E P T I  O N
Shaped in a high ARC
A R C H
The floodlights LIT the park
I  L L U M I N A T E D
She thinks therefore she IS
E X I S T S
Keep it in a sealed TIN
C O N T A I N E R
As many truths as LIES
F A L S I T I E S
Without my team I am ONE
A L O N E
Keep the beer COLD
C O O L E D
Short Word in a Sentence
Longer Word
A party filled with JOY
J O V I A L I T Y
The AREA of the battle
A R E N A
A matted LUMP of hair
C L U M P
I RAMBLE around the park
P E R A M B U L A T E
Here we must PART
S E P A R A T E
I like to LIE on the sofa
R E C L I N E
Open the CAN
C A N I S T E R
RAIN is predicted
P R E C I P I T A T I O N
SEE the stars above
O B S E R V E
The RIM of the crater
P E R I M E T E R
His magic will STUN you
A S T O U N D
A small rural COUNTY
C O M M U N I  T Y
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Level 64
Oct 4, 2022
Liked the idea but found the sentences too far removed from an actual description to be useful. More like riddles, even

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Level 84
Oct 4, 2022
I'm not sure what you mean. The sentences aren't meant to be a description. Did you read the instructions? Maybe they aren't clear.
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Level 50
Oct 10, 2022
Great quiz! 5 starred and nominated.
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Level 71
Oct 10, 2022
This is very clever. Nice idea.
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Level 69
Oct 10, 2022
Fallacies could work for falsities as well
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Level 84
Oct 12, 2022
Added it as a type-in.
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Level 76
Apr 1, 2023
oh ha, that's what i guessed. Thanks for the helpful update :D
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Level 62
Oct 11, 2022
Great stuff, good idea.
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Level 60
Nov 1, 2022
Was it just me or was this one harder?
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Level 63
Nov 17, 2022
"Cooled" doesn't work for me, I had to type "OE." This series must take an insane amount of creativity. Well done!
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Level 88
May 30, 2023
"Calumnies" could also work for lies. And "Jocundity" could work for "joy."
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Level 84
Jun 1, 2023
Nice ones! Will add them as type-ins.
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Level 44
Aug 14, 2023
Hello overtired,

my grandmother used that word "overtired." Thank you for reminding me; she has passed. I want to thank you for these quizzes. Will you please make some more to add to fhe series?