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Set 120 of 246 / Words 953-960 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1In a rehearsal, two notes played together sound clashing rather than harmonious to the performers. Which sense of dissonance applies?A. The number of performers waiting outside the room.B. The duration of a silent pause between pieces.C. A clashing combination of sounds.D. A guarantee that no sound was produced.

2Across several batches, a baker follows the same stated standard and produces results that reliably match it. What does consistency describe?A. The requirement that no method may ever be improved.B. A claim of uniform quality made without observing any results.C. A single good result surrounded by unexplained departures.D. Reliable adherence to the standard over time.

3A knitted pattern repeats three blue rows followed by one white row, but one section contains two white rows. What is the deviation?A. The maker's decision to count the rows accurately.B. The departure from the established color sequence.C. Every blue row simply because it differs from white.D. The fact that the pattern has a repeated sequence at all.

4A shared-equipment procedure requires approval before an item leaves storage. One loan is made without that approval. Why is it an irregularity?A. It is merely a difference in the item's color.B. It proves that every previous loan was improper.C. It departs from the required procedure.D. It follows the procedure exactly because the item is eventually returned.

5A puzzle player says she never opened a sealed box, then says she personally removed a token from inside it before anyone else opened it. What should a listener identify?A. A harmless change in wording that leaves the claims fully compatible.B. Complete agreement between both descriptions.C. Proof that every statement she has ever made is false.D. An inconsistency between the two claims about her actions.

6A drawing begins with two paths beside one another. Farther across the page they turn away from each other, and the space between them grows. What shows their divergence?A. Their courses separate instead of continuing together.B. Their starting marks stay close even though no later course is shown.C. Their labels are printed in the same size of lettering.D. Their courses merge and remain identical for the rest of the drawing.

7Two housemates prefer different breakfast foods but prepare them separately and share the kitchen comfortably. A visitor says their preferences must be incompatible simply because they differ. What does that inference overlook?A. Preparing separate foods proves that neither person can use the kitchen.B. Different preferences can coexist without conflict, as the described arrangement shows.C. Compatibility requires every person to prefer identical foods.D. A shared kitchen automatically erases every difference in taste.

8Two recordings are presented without labels, and listeners cannot detect any difference even when comparing them carefully. Which description is supported in that listening situation?A. The recordings are indistinguishable to those listeners.B. The listeners have proved that every hidden technical feature is identical.C. The recordings are clearly distinguishable because there are two files.D. The recordings must have been made by the same person at the same instant.

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