I’m a loyal viewer of “Jeopardy” with Alex Trebek. Sometimes “Jeopardy” features categories in which words are identified. You know I would have to like that.
I came up with a category titled “Pairs of Words Close to Each Other.” Each pair has words that differ by only one letter but have the same number of letters, for example, four and your. See how well you do.
1. This is an onomatopoeia that a choir director never wants to hear when singers have “s” sounds; this is the gesture that takes place at the end of a romantic date.
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2. This comes from fermented grape juice; the University of Mississippi 2018 football team had five of these.
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3. One of Merriam-Webster’s definitions of this word is “the indicated sum of a usually infinite sequence of numbers.” This could be your pastor’s favorite verb for what he wants his flock to do.
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4. A physician specializing in treating ear diseases and one having a thorough knowledge of law.
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5. One of Merriam-Webster’s definition of this adjective is “relating or belonging to or existing within the mind.” Its close lookalike means hellish, diabolical.
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6. Meaghan __ the elements of snow and ice to make tonight’s meeting. The offspring of a female horse and a male donkey has done this.
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7. This is the monetary worth of something. And this is a movable part that opens, shuts or partially obstructs one or more ports or passageways.
Please email me your own “Jeopardy”-style pair of words. Now, for the answers.
What are hiss and kiss?
What are wine and wins?
What are series and serves?
What are aurist and jurist?
What are internal and infernal?
What are braved and brayed?
What are value and valve?
Editor’s Note: Dr. Don Rodney Vaughan is the pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church near Eupora and is on the faculty of East Mississippi Community College, Golden Triangle Campus. Contact him at dvaughan@eastms.edu.
