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  1. What word means alike or the same, pair up, is the stick used to light fires and is also a sport contest?
  2. What word means unkind, to signify or intend and is also the average?
  3. What word means to leave helpless and also is a reddish brown colour?
  4. What word is poetic rhythm, and also is a metric unit of length?
  5. What word is ground grain and is also food served at a certain time?
  6. What word means power and is also the past tense of may?
  7. What word means belonging to me and is also a hole in the earth dug to get ores?
  8. What word means very small and is also sixty seconds?
  9. What word means fail to hit and is also an unmarried woman or girl?
  10. What word is a fungus and also means to form or shape?
  11. What word is a small underground animal and is also a brown sport on the skin?
  12. What word is short for mummy and also means keep silent?

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