Which word does not belong with the others?
Answer(s): D
All of these words describe a family member. "Brother" does not belong with the other words because it describes a male family member. "Grandmother," "mother," "aunt," and "sister" all describe female family members.
Answer(s): B
All of the related words pertain to some kind of subsequent presentation of an event. A reverberation or an echo are the “replayed” sound of some original action of making a noise. A reflection is the redisplaying of an image – as in the mirror that reflects an image that first was “in” the person seen therein or in a metallic surface that reflects light that had originated from another source. Finally, even a vestige is a “representation” of something, for it is a “leftover” that outlasts an original event. (A footprint is a vestige of an action of walking that happened before. Indeed, “vestige” comes from the Latin for footprint). Only “utterance” describes an originating, non-repeated, non-representational activity.
All of the related words here have to do with some process of “standing between” two things. Someone “mediates” by attempting to help two parties agree. (More generally, the term can mean “to be a link between two things”). An intervention is an action by which something is stopped by means of some obstacle (literally or metaphorically). To translate is “carry” the meaning from one language to another. (The “-late” portion " the word literally means “carry”!). To insinuate can mean “to make a suggestion indirectly;” however, it can also mean “to manipulate a situation so as to place oneself into some favorable position.” Only “operate” does not convey this sense of “mediation” found in all the other options.
Each of the related words describes some action of making an idea more specific or explicit. For instance, to specify the details of an order is to “spell out” the exact details of that order. A description can be seen as an itemizing or something in order to make it known in its details. When we “determine” to do something, we choose a certain actual thing to do after having had a number of potential activities. To explicate is to explain, often implying detailed analysis. Only “recount” has little to do with any of these other words. It means to “retell” as in “recounting a story.” This might be a nice detailed account, but the word does not necessarily signify such detail.
Answer(s): A
Although all of these words pertain to looking or observing something, notice that the group of related words are all joined by the added notion of being intent or focused. You likely know “stare,” “gaze,” and “inspect.” The word “scrutinize” means “to examine very carefully.” In comparison with all of these focused kinds of observation, “look” is much weaker and hence fits least in the group of words.
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