Question

Dear friends take a break by solving this puzzle. Two words are mixed up in each of the following items. If you find out one word, the other will be its opposite. eg. IOUNT- IN x OUT 1. STHAOLRLT 2. BSUEYLL. 3. WDERTY. 4.PWEACAER 5. FBARCOKNT. 6. BEENGDIN 7. LGOASISN. 8. PROIORCH 9. MLOESATST. 10.WSETRAOKNG

Answer 1

These are my answers for the puzzle:

1) SHORT - TALL
2) BUY - SELL
3) WET - DRY
4) PEACE - WAR
5) FRONT - BACK
6) BEGIN - END
7) LOSS - GAIN 
8) POOR - RICH
9) MOST - LEAST
10) STRONG - WEAK

Answer 2

Answer :

This question is based on anagrams and antonyms.

The jumbled words in each of the given words are as follows

1. STHAOLRLT = 'Short' and 'tall'

2. BSUEYLL = 'Buy' and 'sell'

3. WDERTY = 'Wet' and 'dry'

4. PWEACAER = 'War' and 'peace'

5. FBARCOKNT = 'Back' and 'front'

6. BEENGDIN = 'Begin' and 'end'

7. LGOASISN = 'Gain' and 'loss'

8.  PROIORCH = 'Poor' and 'rich'

9. MLOESATST = 'Most' and 'least'

10. WSETRAOKNG = 'Strong' and 'weak'

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'anagram' as 'a word or phrase made by using the letters of another word or phrase in a different order.'

Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'antonym' as 'a word or phrase whose meaning is the opposite of another word or phrase.