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8 questions that use guided words beyond their original reading. Choose the best answer before opening a definition, then read the explanation.

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Set 121 of 246 / Words 961-968 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A visitor's curiosity about an unsigned map leads her to spend the afternoon searching an archive for its origin. Which use of actuate fits?A. Curiosity merely records the decision afterward without influencing it.B. Curiosity actuates her decision to investigate the map.C. The investigation proves that curiosity was absent.D. The search is unrelated to any motive or cause.

2A fictional organization's planning model separates changes caused by its own internal procedures from changes caused by outside suppliers. Which change is endogenous to the organization?A. A delivery interruption caused entirely by an outside supplier.B. A delay arising from its own internal approval process.C. A rule imposed by a separate external authority.D. A weather event originating outside the organization.

3A visitor follows a pleasant baking smell to an open kitchen doorway. Which sentence uses emanate to identify the source?A. The smell seems stronger now than earlier.B. The smell seems familiar from childhood.C. The smell seems pleasant to the visitor.D. The smell seems to emanate from the kitchen.

4In a fictional tabletop trial, a raised tray edge stops rolling counters from falling onto the floor, accomplishing the designer's stated aim. In what respect is the edge efficacious?A. It must solve every problem involving every kind of game piece.B. It produces the intended effect of keeping the rolling counters on the tray.C. Its effect is established solely by an attractive paint color.D. It prevents success because the intended effect actually occurs.

5A host interrupts guests repeatedly to make conversation flow smoothly, but the interruptions prevent anyone from finishing a thought. Why is the method counterproductive?A. It improves the conversation whenever the host speaks more often.B. Its effect works against the intended goal of smooth conversation.C. It is unrelated to the conversation and has no effect on it.D. It achieves the stated goal merely because the host intended it.

6A student plans to submit an illustrated essay but deliberately deletes its only complete copy and has no way to reconstruct it before the deadline. Why might that be tantamount to abandoning this submission?A. It guarantees that the essay will be submitted early.B. Under the stated conditions, it has an equivalent practical effect on the planned submission.C. It is equivalent merely because both actions involve a computer.D. It changes only the filename while leaving the complete essay available.

7In an invented commercial record, a software error creates an order nobody authorized. The responsible office formally declares the order invalid and cancels its effect. What does annul describe?A. Declaring the erroneous order invalid and canceling its force.B. Adding a decorative mark while preserving the order's effect.C. Increasing the quantity on the unauthorized order.D. Discussing the order without changing its status.

8In a fictional archive, officials charged with preserving public access deliberately conceal the catalog so the institution can no longer serve that purpose. What are they doing?A. Openly correcting an indexing mistake to restore access.B. Clarifying the catalog so readers can find more material.C. Preserving access through faithful administration.D. Subverting the institution by undermining its established purpose.

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