Question

Choose the odd one out from the given group of words:
Graceful, Beautiful, Decent, Awkward

a) Graceful
b) Beautiful
c) Awkward
d) Decent

Answer 1

Hint: Understand the meanings of each of the given words and then see which word from the group does not have a similar meaning, that would be the odd word.

Complete answer:

In the given question we have been given four words and we need to find the odd word from the given words. An odd word refers to a word that does not fit the common meaning that exists among the given words.
In order to find the odd word, let us understand the meanings of the given words.
The first word, graceful, refers to being elegant in form or action. The second word, beautiful, refers to being pleasing to the senses. The third word, awkward, refers to not being smooth or graceful. The fourth word, decent, refers to being proper or fitting in a situation.
From the above options, we can see that three out of the four words refer to being acceptable or courteous. The words graceful, beautiful, and decent are the words that give this meaning. Whereas, the fourth word in the group, awkward, does not have a meaning that falls into this category.
Therefore, the odd word from the four given words is the word ‘awkward’.
Let us see which of the four options have the word ‘awkward’ as an option.
The word decent is given in option ‘C’. Therefore, the correct answer to the given question is option ‘C’, decent.

Note: If you are confused about which option to choose in questions such as this, narrow down your options by looking at the most definitive meaning of a given word and not just the colloquial meaning.