Question

Instructions (92-93): Choose the word that does NOT match with the two given words.

Inordinate, Huge

• A. Excessive
• B. Considerable
• C. Insatiable
• D. Enormous

Hint:

Find the common thread between the two given words first, then check which option does not share that sense.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

A quick way to crack "odd word out" questions like this one is to first pin down the core idea behind the two given words, then test each option against that idea one at a time instead of comparing all four options together at once.

Inordinate means going beyond reasonable limits, and huge means very great in size. Put together, the idea both words are pointing at is "being extremely large or beyond the usual measure".

Now check each option against that idea:

• Excessive: present in an amount greater than necessary, a synonym family match with inordinate.
• Considerable: notably large in extent or amount, another way of saying huge.
• Enormous: extremely large in size, a near perfect synonym for huge.
• Insatiable: never able to be satisfied. This describes a craving or hunger that cannot be filled, which has nothing to do with physical size or excess of quantity.

Three of the four options, excessive, considerable and enormous, describe magnitude or size exactly like inordinate and huge. Insatiable alone describes an unending desire, so it fails to match the pair.

The correct answer is option 3, Insatiable.