The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.
— J. K. Rowling  

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For writers, readers, Scrabble, crossword and word gamers like me, Succeed and Soar’s “Word Witty” posts offer little puzzles that strengthen a precious tool:  Vocabulary.

Please enjoy.

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Word Witty Puzzle

Answers below.

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Word Witty Answers

PLEASED  satisfied, made glad or contented
from the Old French plaisir, “to be agreeable, give pleasure to, satisfy,” from the Latin placere, “to be acceptable, be liked, be approved,”  related to placare, “to soothe, quiet” source of the Spanish placer and Italian piacere, possibly from the Proto-Indo-Eduropeanplak-e- “to be calm,” via the notion of still water,

ELAPSED  slipped by, passed; from the Middle French elapser, from the Latin elapsus, past participle of elabi, meaning “slip or glide away, escape”

SEPALED  to have sepals – composed of separate, usually green parts of a flower calyx; coined from the Latin separatus, “separate” and petalum, “petal” //  the sepals of a flower, often enclosing the petals and forming a protective layer around a flower bud  –  a cuplike cavity or structure