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Set 122 of 246 / Words 969-976 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A team replaces a working shared record with scattered private notes, restoring the confusion that its earlier improvement had eliminated. Why call this a retrograde step?A. It makes a useful advance beyond the successful arrangement.B. It returns to a less desirable condition already improved upon.C. Every return to an older practice must be beneficial by definition.D. It changes nothing about how records are maintained.

2A friendly correspondence gradually becomes a sequence of insults and threats in a fictional story. What does degenerate capture?A. The exchange ends before any deterioration occurs.B. The exchange becomes more cooperative and respectful.C. The exchange declines into a worse condition.D. The participants change stationery without changing their conduct.

3A proposed committee reform removes every power to investigate or recommend action while retaining only ceremonial meetings. Why might it eviscerate the committee's role?A. It strips away essential functions while leaving an outward shell.B. It strengthens every substantive function the committee already has.C. It merely changes meeting dates while preserving all powers.D. It adds resources that allow more investigation.

4In a fictional family history, repeated losses leave a once-comfortable household with far fewer resources for basic needs. Which description fits impoverish?A. The household becomes more prosperous through the same stated losses.B. The losses impoverish the household by seriously reducing its resources.C. The losses enrich the household because they are mentioned in a book.D. Any small change in taste automatically impoverishes the household.

5An invented puzzle requires four distinct pieces, but only three exist and creating or substituting another is forbidden. Why is completion insurmountable under those rules?A. The necessary condition cannot be met with the allowed resources.B. The puzzle merely needs a little more patience with all four pieces available.C. Every difficult puzzle is impossible regardless of its actual conditions.D. The missing piece becomes available if a player wishes strongly enough.

6A stiff folding joint in a fictional model remains resistant to every adjustment attempted during a workshop. Which description fits refractory?A. Completely unrelated to the adjustment process.B. Stubbornly resistant to the attempted remedy.C. Fragile solely because the model is small.D. Immediately responsive to the first adjustment.

7A player insists that a clearly recorded score is wrong but refuses to examine the record or explain an alternative after repeated reasonable requests. What supports obstinate?A. Careful review of the record before reaching a conclusion.B. Stubborn refusal to reconsider despite reasons and persuasion.C. A brief pause to understand an unfamiliar rule.D. An openly explained change after new evidence.

8A tired community newsletter gains fresh contributors, livelier features, and renewed enthusiasm after a redesign. What has the redesign helped do?A. End the newsletter permanently.B. Preserve every stale feature unchanged.C. Rejuvenate the newsletter.D. Make its oldest printed copies physically new again.

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