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Question

From the given alternative words select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

RELINQUISH

The correct answer is

raise

RELINQUISH Word Formation Analysis

The task is to identify which word among the given options cannot be constructed using only the letters present in the word RELINQUISH.

Available Letters

The letters available from the word RELINQUISH are: R, E, L, I, N, Q, U, I, S, H. Note that the letter 'I' appears twice.

Option Verification

  • Option 1: Liner
    • Letters needed: L, I, N, E, R
    • All letters are available in RELINQUISH. This word can be formed.
  • Option 2: raise
    • Letters needed: r, a, i, s, e
    • The letter 'a' is required but is not present in RELINQUISH. This word cannot be formed.
  • Option 3: resin
    • Letters needed: r, e, s, i, n
    • All letters are available in RELINQUISH. This word can be formed.
  • Option 4: shine
    • Letters needed: s, h, i, n, e
    • All letters are available in RELINQUISH. This word can be formed.

Conclusion

The word raise cannot be formed using the letters from RELINQUISH because it contains the letter 'a', which is absent in the source word.

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Important Questions from Word Formation

  1. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word: CHRONOLOGICAL

  2. In the question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., 'B' can be represented by 00, 13 etc., and 'A' can be represented by 55, 69 etc

    Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'GIRL'

  3. From the given alternative words, select the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the below word.

    PENDULAM

  4. From the given alternatives, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word.

    PROSPERITY

  5. From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:

    KILOMETERS
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