Which word does not belong with the others?
Answer(s): D
"Acquaint" means to introduce. You could become acquainted with your best friend's cousin. You could acquaint yourself with the fire drill procedures in your school. "Improvise," "extemporize," and "ad lib" all mean to spontaneously create. You might extemporize an oral book report you forgot to write for class.
"Adjust" means to alter or move. You might adjust your class schedule so that all of your most difficult classes aren't on the same day. "Mutilate," "mangle," "deform," and "cripple" all are more intense versions of "injure." Someone might "mutilate" a tree by ripping off many of its branches.
Answer(s): B
If you "analyze" or "examine" something, you are inspecting it in detail, not just on the surface. If you "deduce" something, you are making a conclusion. This also requires inspection at a deeper level. To "differentiate," you must be able to look at multiple items and determine their similarities and differences. (Much like you are doing now!) All of these words indicate a deep examination or inspection of something. The word "commit" can mean to carry out. For example: He "committed" a crime. It can also mean to pledge oneself. For example: He "committed" himself to performing in the play. Neither of these meanings requires examining or inspecting.
If you "disturb" something, you interfere with its normal function. You might disturb an anthill by kicking it or placing a stone in the middle of it. All four of the other words, "quote," "list," "name," and "identify" require simple identification or recall from memory.
Answer(s): A
"Shopping" does not belong with the other words. "Sweeping," "mopping," "washing," and "dusting" are all verbs describing a specific type of cleaning. "Shopping" is not a cleaning activity; it refers to the activity of looking for or purchasing consumer goods in a store.
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