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Set 115 of 246 / Words 913-920 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1An imagined constitution describes a personal right as inalienable. A character proposes selling that right permanently to another person. What conflict should a reader notice?A. An inalienable right must be transferred before anyone can exercise it.B. Selling or transferring the right contradicts the description inalienable.C. Inalienable means a right can be sold whenever the price is high enough.D. The description concerns only how often the right is discussed.

2In an imagined town, a proposal would let residents criticize officials peacefully and replace a rule that bars unpopular opinions. Which reason connects support for the proposal with liberalism in the supplied sense?A. It denies that individual freedom has any political importance.B. It makes inherited rank the sole basis for whose opinions may be voiced.C. It treats every established restriction as beyond reconsideration.D. It protects individual expression and civil liberties through reform.

3A fictional character strongly defends inherited family roles but uses a new camera to record traditional ceremonies. A critic says the camera alone makes ultraconservative impossible. What is wrong with that inference?A. Any use of technology proves opposition to every inherited custom.B. A person becomes ultraconservative only by inventing unfamiliar ceremonies.C. Ultraconservative means having no view about tradition or change.D. Using one new device does not erase the stated strong commitment to inherited practices.

4A fictional innkeeper insists that everyone from another invented province is dishonest and refuses to consider clear evidence about particular guests. What makes the attitude bigoted?A. Unreasonable intolerance toward an outside group, maintained despite individual evidence.B. A willingness to revise an opinion after learning more.C. An equal rule requiring every visitor to identify a reservation.D. A specific complaint supported by evidence about one guest's action.

5A housemate dislikes a style of music but accepts that others enjoy it and agrees on turns using the shared speakers. Someone calls her intolerant solely because of her taste. Why is that label unsupported?A. Accepting a difference requires personally enjoying every available style.B. Any stated preference is sufficient evidence of intolerance.C. Sharing speaker time proves that she secretly has no musical preferences.D. Disliking the music alone does not show an unwillingness to accept others' different preferences.

6A host lets visiting relatives come and go, use common rooms, and set their own daily routines, with only a few household restrictions. Why is permissive apt?A. The arrangement requires identical activity from everyone at every minute.B. The arrangement forbids visitors to make any independent decision.C. The arrangement allows broad freedom of behavior and choice with few restrictions.D. The arrangement grants freedom only to the host.

7In a fictional debate league, a member leaves one team and becomes a competitor for its long-standing rival. Which description is supported?A. The former member is a defector to the rival team.B. The member remains a loyal representative of the original team in the same contest.C. The member merely takes a short break without changing sides.D. The member has abandoned all competition without joining anyone.

8A character leaves an artistic movement, rejects its recognized leaders, and works independently without joining another movement. Why may the character be called a renegade?A. The character has merely misplaced a membership card while remaining loyal.B. The character still obeys every command of the original leaders.C. The character has abandoned an accepted allegiance.D. A renegade must always join an opposing organization immediately.

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