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Word Defragmentation
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For each item below, construct the answer word which has been fragmented, by joining together its "fragment" words which are smaller words that you must figure out from the clues provided.
The hint gives the respective number of letters in each "fragment" word, and the number of letters in each answer word (shown in brackets).
Example: rectangular block + advance/profit Hint: 3 letters + 4 letters (= 7 letters) Answer: bargain (bar + gain)
1) repair + consumed
2) symbolic piece of cloth + scold
3) rendered inoperable + extreme anger
4) commercial + fair
5) separated/split + turmoil/bustle
6) search systematically + first person singular pronoun + country
The hint gives the respective number of letters in each "fragment" word, and the number of letters in each answer word (shown in brackets).
Example: rectangular block + advance/profit Hint: 3 letters + 4 letters (= 7 letters) Answer: bargain (bar + gain)
1) repair + consumed
2) symbolic piece of cloth + scold
3) rendered inoperable + extreme anger
4) commercial + fair
5) separated/split + turmoil/bustle
6) search systematically + first person singular pronoun + country
Hint
1) 3 letters + 3 letters (= 6 letters)2) 4 letters + 4 letters (= 8 letters)
3) 5 letters + 4 letters (= 9 letters)
4) 2 letters + 4 letters (= 6 letters)
5) 4 letters + 3 letters (= 7 letters)
6) 4 letters + 1 letter + 6 letters (= 11 letters)
Answer
1) fixate (fix + ate)2) flagrant (flag + rant)
3) brokerage (broke + rage)
4) adjust (ad + just)
5) tornado (torn + ado)
6) combination (comb + I + nation)
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I don't get it
Try to think of synonyms for the provided words or phrases, and then join them together to come up with the answer word. Using the example in the introduction, "rectangular block" = "bar" and "advance/profit" = "gain". Therefore, "bar" + "gain" = the answer word "bargain". Hope this helps.
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