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Common Features
By Solomon Golomb '51

Each list of six words has some feature in common (a different feature in each list). Try to discern each common feature.

I. ACT
ALE
LICIT
LORE
ROVING
UNITY

II. BURSTING
CALMNESS
COSTUME
INDEFINITE
SIGHING
SYNOPSIS

III. AIL
BOSS
BRACE
END
PATHETIC
PLOY

IV. BAT
FORT
MOTION
PATRIOT
PETITION
PROMISE

V. ANTENNA
CANINES
FREIGHTER
NETWORK
PIONEER
TELEVENDING

VI. ARTHURIAN
COMMONER
MISUNDERSTOOD
REFRIED
SATISFACTION
SWEDISH

VII. DICTION
DRESS
MIRE
MISSION
OPTION
VENTURE

VIII.APPOINT
COUNT
MAY
MISSAL
PLAY
SENT

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