Odd Word Out: Exercise 4

In each line, choose the word that is different from the others in meaning.

1. cover	mask	facade	cavern	front
2. filthy	stingy	dirty	grimy	unclean
3. hint	clue	warranty	implication	suggestion
4. reduce	demolish	diminish	decrease	abate
5. educated	learned	erudite	advocated	knowledgeable
6. miserable	despondent	forlorn	depressed	determined
7. permission	commission	consent	approval	clearance
8. pledge	prize	award	trophy	medal
9. skinny	slim	dense	slender	lean
10. explain	clarify	illustrate	elucidate	eradicate
11. expert	severe	authority	specialist	ace
12. strict	husky	stern	austere	stringent
13. stow	stop	halt	pause	stall
14. hurt	harm	injure	wound	hasten
15. jeopardy	danger	peril	solace	threat
16. crowd	mob	slob	throng	flock
17. remove	withdraw	extract	dislodge	devout
18. lift	absorb	elevate	raise	hoist
19. song	tune	anthem	hymn	memento
20. force	compel	coerce	flog	bully
21. colossal	trivial	petty	minor	slight
22. mend	fix	refund	repair	patch up
23. cling	foreign	alien	imported	exotic
24. deteriorate	worsen	decline	delete	degenerate

 

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