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MaXmOuSe Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

All but one of the following sets of words have an odd man out.

0 1.Dutch/Dane/Turkish/Portugese/Spanish - Dutch 02br
002.Smile/grim/giggle/beam/snigger/titter - grim 02br
003.foreign/stranger/alien/newcomer - alien 02br
004.account/storey/fable/parable/myth legend - ???storey 02br
005.ask/petition/prey/beg/implore/beseech/request - prey 02br
006.previous/former/prior/passed/earlier - earlier 02br
007.festive/marry/joyful/mirthful/convivial - marry 02br
008.gallant/chivalrous/dauntless/bald/brave/intrepid-bald 02br
009.sturdy/staunch/stawart/robust/stout -staunch??? 02br
0010.eminent/outstanding/illustrious/denoted - denoted ??? 02br
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00Is it correct my supposition in each sentence ? 0-
  

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0 What an interesting exercise! I'd like to give it a try. account/story/fable/parable/myth legend - hard to tell, "myth legend" ???

  • 0 What an interesting exercise!
  • I'd like to give it a try.
  • account/story/fable/parable/myth legend - hard to tell, "myth legend" ???
  • ) Perhaps petition?
  • gallant/chivalrous/dauntless/bald/brave/interpid- intrepid (bold and intrepid are misspelled) (The other adjs.
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0 What an interesting exercise! I'd like to give it a try. 02br
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001.Dutch/Dane/Turkish/Portugese/Spanish - Dane (need an adj.) 02br
002.Smile/grim/giggle/beam/snigger/titter - grim 02br
003.foreign/stranger/alien/newcomer - foreign (not a noun) 02br
004.account/story/fable/parable/myth legend - hard to tell, "myth legend" ??? (odd so
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0Yes all words that you've noticed that are misspelled are misspelled but it is not my fault ! If they are mistaken then this is the correct answer the only question is in 9 Sentence. I've made a mistake in 8 - intrepid 050010id6
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Your answers to the first 3 questions are correct.

Account is the correct answer to number 4. There should be a / between myth and legend. An account is factual; all the rest are fiction.

Answer to 5 is prey. It is not misspelled. It is a homonym for "pray" but has a different meaning. Hence, it is the "odd man out".

Answer to 6 is passed for the same reason as number

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