One can have recourse to a reverse dictionary in cases like this (Oxford University Press do one, but a rhyming dictionary would be some help). Of course they don't match up pairs for one where they exist, but one can check. Edmond Dr. Edmond Wright 3 Boathouse Court Trafalgar Road Cambridge CB4 1DU England Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://people.pwf.cam.ac.uk/elw33/ Phone [00 44] (0)1223 350256 > On a lighter note, (for an SAT vocab exercise) I wonder if I might solicit > words that fit the pattern of noun ending in -or and adjective in -id. > > For instance: > > splendor/splendid > candor/candid > rancor/rancid > stupor/stupid > > Thanks! > > Jane Saral > > To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html > and select "Join or leave the list" > > Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/