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All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ASSOCIATE
COLLEAGUE
CONTACT
DESIGN
FELLOW
GOGGLE
LOOK
MONKEY
PARALLEL
PEER
PULL-UP
SCHEME
SHADE
SPECTACLE
STYLE
UNEVEN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
COHORT MEMBERStraightforward
AESTHETICModerate
KINDS OF BAR APPARATUSESTricky
EYEWEAR IN THE SINGULARDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COHORT MEMBERStraightforward
WORDS FOR SOMEONE IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OR SOCIAL CIRCLE+ 3 more…
AESTHETICModerate
WORDS DESCRIBING THE OVERALL VISUAL FEEL OR APPEARANCE OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
KINDS OF BAR APPARATUSESTricky
THESE ALL PRECEDE 'BARS' IN A GYM OR PLAYGROUND SETTING+ 3 more…
EYEWEAR IN THE SINGULARDevious
EACH OF THESE BECOMES A PIECE OF EYEWEAR WHEN YOU ADD AN 'S'+ 3 more…
Full solution
COHORT MEMBERStraightforward
ASSOCIATE,COLLEAGUE,FELLOW,PEER
ASSOCIATE, COLLEAGUE, FELLOW, and PEER all refer to someone who belongs to the same group, profession, or level as you — a cohort member.
AESTHETICModerate
DESIGN,LOOK,SCHEME,STYLE
DESIGN, LOOK, SCHEME, and STYLE all refer to the aesthetic quality or visual character of something — how it appears as a whole.
KINDS OF BAR APPARATUSESTricky
MONKEY,PARALLEL,PULL-UP,UNEVEN
MONKEY bars, PARALLEL bars, PULL-UP bar, and UNEVEN bars are all types of bar apparatuses used in gymnastics or fitness.
EYEWEAR IN THE SINGULARDevious
CONTACT,GOGGLE,SHADE,SPECTACLE
CONTACT (lens), GOGGLE, SHADE, and SPECTACLE are all words that refer to eyewear when pluralized — contacts, goggles, shades, spectacles.