Spot the difference

Question 1

affinity

Answer 1

closeness; similarity
(I felt an affinity with a writer as I read this novel)
(There is a cultural affinity between London and New York)

Question 2

akin to

Answer 2

similar in spirit, feel

Her singing is more akin to that of Adele

Question 3

use analogy

Answer 3

(To use a sporting analogy, middle age is like a half-time in a football match)

Question 4

correspond

Answer 4

(…does not correspond to the truth)

Question 5

equate

Answer 5

consider as the same

It’s a mistake to equate the price of something with it’s true value

Question 6

tantamount to

Answer 6

the equivalent of (negative context)

She knew that to apologise would be tantamount to admitting she had failed

Question 7

interchangeable

Answer 7

so similar that they could be exchanged one for the other

Question 8

indistinguishable

Answer 8

so similar you cannot see the difference

Question 9

diverse

Answer 9

diverse ethnic groups

Question 10

disparate

Answer 10

emphasises separation and difference

Question 11

dissimilar

Answer 11

this house is not dissimilar to the one I was born in (не отличается)

Question 12

divergent

Answer 12

contrasting opinions and interests within a group

Question 13

distinct

Answer 13

describes differences where one might be deceived by similarities
(…are quite distinct from one another)

Question 14

distinctive

Answer 14

(the car has distinctive colour)

Question 15

discrete

Answer 15

different and separate, not overlapping

discrete categories

Question 16

differentiate

Answer 16

to find a difference between

Question 17

diversify

Answer 17

to become or make more varied

Question 18

distinguish

Answer 18

to find difference between 2 things