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Set 125 of 246 / Words 993-1000 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A fictional club chooses impressive-looking furniture without considering that it will leave no usable space for its regular activities. What is the figurative myopia?A. A balanced comparison of appearance and future use.B. A demonstrated inability to see distant objects in a vision test.C. Failure to consider the wider practical consequences of the immediate choice.D. A decision to prioritize useful space after examining the tradeoff.

2A friend agrees to keep a borrowed sketchbook dry, then knowingly leaves it beside an open window during rain despite having a dry shelf available. Which detail supports negligent?A. The friend protects the sketchbook carefully, but an unforeseeable event still damages it.B. The friend refuses a responsibility that could not reasonably be performed.C. The friend fails to give an accepted responsibility the available care it requires.D. The friend asks where to store the sketchbook before accepting it.

3A club has a clear attendance rule but enforces it carelessly and inconsistently, often forgetting to check at all. Which description fits lax?A. A single documented exception considered under the rules.B. Careful, consistent application of the same standard.C. Insufficiently strict or attentive enforcement.D. An openly adopted replacement rule applied reliably.

4Unlabeled folders are repeatedly mixed up in a busy shared cabinet. Saying such folders are liable to be misplaced means what?A. Every folder must certainly be lost forever.B. The folders are legally responsible for a mistake.C. They are likely or exposed to the possibility of being put in the wrong place.D. Labels make no difference because misplacement is impossible.

5A character reading late begins blinking heavily, loses her place as her eyes close, and feels ready to fall asleep. What supports somnolent?A. Drowsiness and sleepiness.B. A firm objection to the book's argument.C. Careful, fully alert concentration on each sentence.D. A habitual choice to evade every responsibility.

6A chess analyst spends an afternoon seated at a board studying positions, with very little physical movement. Which description fits the activity?A. Lazy by definition because the analyst remains seated.B. Sedentary, despite the mental effort involved.C. Physically active merely because the reasoning is difficult.D. Restless because the positions change on the board.

7After several days of steady work, a character takes one planned afternoon of rest. A neighbor calls her a sluggard based only on that pause. Why is the label unsupported?A. A person becomes habitually lazy whenever any break occurs.B. Steady work proves that no future inactivity could ever occur.C. One rest period does not establish habitual laziness or inactivity.D. Sluggard describes anyone who works quietly rather than talking.

8In a story, a sudden sharp clap makes a character flinch before consciously deciding how to respond. What makes that reaction instinctive?A. It proves that every later action must also occur without thought.B. It requires the character to explain the sound's cause before moving.C. It follows a detailed plan rehearsed for that exact moment.D. It arises naturally without deliberate planning.

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