Question

Dear Scholars....

It's a sweet sixteen game.

There are 16 words.
Each word has two + two blanks.

You need to fill up with the same pair of letters to form a word.

For example:

S _ _ ur _ _ e.

The missing pair letters are A T.
The word is Saturate.

1. _ _ i _ _

2. V_ _ lat_ _ n

3. H_ _ dw _ _ e

4. _ _ rses _ _e

5. P_ _ sv _ _ e

6. S _ _tim _ _ t

7. _ _da _ _ ted

8. C _ _kb _ _ k

9. Lo _ _i _ _

10. D_ _ tngu_ _ h

11. P_ _ dl _ _

12. S _ _ur _ _ e

13. _ _ p _ _ zard

14. Who _ _ sa _ _

15. _ _ at _ _

16._ _ od_ _ rk.

Your time starts now...​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. _ _ i _ _ (ONION) 2. V_ _ lat_ _ n (VIOLATION) 3. H_ _ dw _ _ e (HARDWARE) 4. _ _ rses _ _e (HORSESHOE) 5. P_ _ sv _ _ e (PERSEVERE) 6. S _ _tim _ _ t (SENTIMENT) 7. _ _da _ _ ted (UNDAUNTED) 8. C _ _kb _ _ k (COOKBOOK) 9. Lo _ _i _ _ (LONGING) 10. D_ _ tngu_ _ h (DISTINGUISH) 11. P_ _ dl _ _ (PEDELED) 12. S _ _ur _ _ e (SATURATE) 13. _ _ p _ _ zard (HAPHAZARD) 14. Who _ _ sa _ _ (WHOLESALE) 15. _ _ at _ _ (ORATOR) 16._ _ od_ _ rk (WOODWORK).