Each of the words in 1-13 have had a word removed from them. The definitions of the removed words are in a-m. Find the removed words and then place them in the blank spaces to recreate the original 13-letter words. The words will fill in the ‘-‘ without changing the order of the letters. Example : Fa-h-o-mo-g-- with a. transgressor = sinner, answer = Fashionmonger.

-1. s--ct--onio--
-2. -re-k--r-ugh-
-3. -u--d-an--ips
-4. --r-es-on-iv-
-5. e--g--mma-iz-
-6. --progr--h--s
-7. --con-t--ci-s
-8. --m--sh--sses
-9. -ish-r-o-iz--
-10. con-e---nti--
-11. --h-denf--u-e
-12. --l-ifil-me--
-13. fra-me-t--i--

-a. triteness
-b. gaudy, flashy
-c. wolfish
-d. produced by genetic alteration
-e. twisted
-f. enmity
-g. dead body
-h. tattle
-i. absurd
-j. frightened
-k. harvester
-l. cursed
-m. plagiarist, infringer

4.g - COrResPonSivE

7.i - INconStANciEs

Hi Sue.

12 d. MUlTifilAmeNT

Good morning, all! That's three strong starts!

1f. sANctIMonioUS

2a BreAkTHrOughS

5m. ePIgRAmmaTizE

Three more good solves!

8c. LUmPIshNEsses

That's a word?

6. k - REprogrAPhERs

9 l. DishArMoNizED

3 b. GuARdIanSHips

Great solves! Yes, that's a word, Rog, but I doubt it's a common one.

10. h. conSeQUEntiAL

11. j - SChAdenfREuDe (SCARED)

It does not sound right??

Hi Sue.

Both correct! There's only one left.

Schadenfreude: the emotional experience of pleasure in response to another's misfortune. Schadenfreude is a German word that combines Schaden, which means “damage,” and Freude, which means “joy.” The concept is common to people across cultures, but some languages do have comparable words.

13.e - fraGmeNtARiLY

Thank you, OB! I thought I was going to have to come up with a hint soon.