divert

The target is wrong, for in attacking the tests,

critics divert attention from the fault that lies with

ill-informed or incompetent users.

evolve

However, whether such a sense of fairness

evolved independently in capuchins and humans,

or whether it stems from the common ancestor

that the species had 35 million years ago,

is, as yet, an unanswered question.

invert

There is perpetual pressure on children

to clean up and one of the nice things about a book like this

is that it does the opposite and revels in filth -

it gives children a space to invert what is going on around them.

mutability

Thus just as earlier theories have explained the mobility

of the continents, so hot spots may explain their mutability.

pirate

A 600-year-old skull believed to be that

of a legendary German pirate has been stolen

from a museum in Hamburg, the museum's director said Wednesday.

transition

Even if a job's starting salary seems too small

to satisfy an emerging adult's need for rapid content,

the transition from school to work

can be less of a setback

if the start-up adult is ready for the move.

variable

The link between interest rates and inflation is uncertain.

And there are long, variable lags before policy changes

have any effect on the economy.

variety

Left, until now, to odd, low-level IT staff to put right,

and seen as a concern only of data-rich industries

such as banking, telecoms and air travel,

information protection is now high on the boss's agenda

in businesses of every variety.

neighbor(u)rhood

How many shopping malls are there in our neighborhood?

Let me see. 4, tops.