1. Vocabulary. Odd one out. Explain your choice.

1) **though** (all other options are prepositions/linking phrases indicating cause or position, while "though" is a conjunction meaning "despite the fact that") 2) **disaster** (all other options are specific types of natural disasters: earthquake, flood, hurricane; "disaster" is a general category term) 3) **plain** (all other options are adjectives describing terrain or climate: wooded, desert, arid; "plain" is a noun describing a landform, though sometimes used as an adjective, here it functions as the category root for the other noun-like descriptions if we compare them as descriptors) 4) **temperate** (all other options are adjectives, but "temperate" and "mild" describe climate/weather, while "favourable" is a general positive descriptor; alternatively, "favourable" is the odd one as the others describe climate types) 5) **border** (all other options relate to geographical location/placement: locate, occupy, coast; "border" is a noun or verb related to boundaries, whereas the others relate to position in space) 6) **inhabitant** (all other options are adjectives: volcanic, total, diverse; "inhabitant" is a noun) 7) **fascinate** (all other options are verbs related to suffering or coping: suffer, strike, cope; "fascinate" is a verb, but relates to interest, not negative events)