Mono-Grammar
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Each of the following sentences contains clues to a set of three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each sentence describes a different set). Example: malt, melt, molt.
1) The subject of the meeting was "The Poisonous Elixir".
2) When the man refused to fight, it caused the bully to shout "Are you chicken?".
3) When the cows heard the snake shake, there was a fight for survival.
4) Unable to see, the doctor was still able to concoct a mixture that was soothing to the stomach.
Solution:
topic = subject
 toxic = poisonous
 tonic = elixir
fellow = man
 bellow = shout
 yellow = chicken (coward)
cattle = cows
 rattle = shake
 battle = fight
blind = unable to see
 blend = mixture
 bland = soothing
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