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Set 10 of 246 / Words 73-80 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A baker's last 200 loaves have met the same weight range except one unusually small loaf. What would calling that loaf an aberration suggest?A. It guarantees that no similar departure can ever happen again.B. It departs from the otherwise usual pattern in the recorded batch.C. It proves that small loaves are the bakery's normal product.D. It establishes the exact cause of the weight difference.

2A production run specifies round handles for every mug, but inspection finds one with an oval handle. What is the anomaly?A. Proof that the unusual handle must be more valuable.B. A record showing that every handle has the required shape.C. The handle that differs from the expected pattern of the run.D. The specification followed by all the other mugs.

3A pond normally freezes every December. Which winter observation would be atypical?A. Ice thickens after several colder nights.B. A thin layer of ice forms during December.C. The pond thaws when spring temperatures rise.D. The water remains entirely unfrozen through January.

4In an invented online game community, the same scorekeeping quarrel recurs season after season. What would justify calling it endemic there?A. It occurred once elsewhere and never appeared here.B. It must exist in every community throughout the world.C. It is persistently characteristic of that particular community.D. It has already disappeared permanently from the community.

5During a village festival, the same tune is heard at stalls, homes, and street performances throughout the area. What makes it pervasive?A. It is played only once in a distant locked room.B. Its popularity proves that no visitor dislikes it.C. It is widely present across the festival setting.D. It must be louder than every other sound at every moment.

6Every household using a shared ordering form encounters the same duplicated-charge rule built into that form. What supports calling the issue systemic?A. Many users exist, but none shares a process or difficulty.B. One isolated typing mistake affects one person's separate note.C. A common system mechanism creates the problem across its users.D. The problem is confined to a single unrelated broken pencil.

7A restaurant owner makes every operating decision alone and refuses staff input even on tasks they perform daily. What does autocratic describe?A. The owner's exercise of authority with little allowance for others' input.B. The owner's technical ability to cook every dish personally.C. A guarantee that every decision produces the best possible result.D. A shared process in which staff and owner jointly decide each issue.

8A courier shrugs off a report that he has misplaced entrusted keys and says the owners can simply manage without them. What makes this attitude cavalier?A. It openly admits uncertainty while asking how to help.B. It is careless and dismissive toward a matter with important consequences for others.C. It is informal in wording, which alone makes any response careless.D. It carefully recognizes the consequences and begins a search.

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