KANGAROO WORDS
What are kangaroo words? If you guessed that they are some form of Australian slang, you're absolutely wrong. In fact, a kangaroo word is a word that contains the letters of another synonymous word in its correct sequence, the same way that baby kangaroos, known as joeys, are carried in their mother's pouch. The second word is smaller, but it means the same thing as the first word. It's a sort of mini-me.
For example, MASCULINE is a kangaroo word because it contains the word MALE, which is a synonym of the first word. Similarly, the word ALONE contains its synonym, LONE. It also contains a second synonym, ONE.
BLOSSOM is another kangaroo word because it contains the synonym BLOOM.
There are countless kangaroo words. Here is a list of some of them.
ASTOUND contains the word STUN.
BELATED contains the word LATE.
CHICKEN contains the word HEN.
CONTAMINATE contains the word TAINT.
DECEASED contains the word DEAD.
ENCOURAGE contains the word URGE.
ENJOYMENT contains the word JOY.
FEAST contains the word EAT.
GIGANTIC contains the word GIANT.
INHUMANE contains the word INHUMAN.
INSIGNIA contains the word SIGN.
MUNICIPALITY contains the word CITY.
PLUSH contains the word LUSH.
RESPITE contains the word REST.
SALVAGE contains the word SAVE.
VERACITY contains the word VERITY.
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