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Set 130 of 246 / Words 1033-1040 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1In a fictional settlement game, five supply units are explicitly the minimum needed for inhabitants to remain alive, and a settlement has exactly five with nothing for extras. What does subsistence describe?A. The absence of every resource required to survive.B. A decorative score unrelated to inhabitants' needs.C. An abundance reserved for optional comforts and expansion.D. The minimum life-maintaining provision available to the settlement.

2A narrator says a friend's encouraging letters provide emotional sustenance during a lonely period. Which interpretation fits the figurative use?A. The letters offer support that helps maintain emotional strength.B. The letters necessarily remove the cause of the loneliness completely.C. Sustenance can never refer to any form of support beyond a meal.D. The letters literally replace every need for food.

3After a misleading announcement is corrected, complaints become fewer and less severe. What would an abatement of complaints mean?A. A change of topic with no reduction at all.B. A steady increase in their number and severity.C. A reduction in their amount or intensity.D. Proof that no complaint was ever made.

4A moderator limits repeated duplicate posts so useful questions remain visible. What does curb describe?A. Ignoring the repetition entirely.B. Banning every possible question regardless of relevance.C. Restraining or keeping the repeated posting under control.D. Encouraging unlimited repetition.

5A sound editor lowers an overpowering background track until it no longer dominates the spoken dialogue. Which use of subdue fits?A. The adjustment has no effect on the track's intensity.B. The adjustment subdues the track's force or intensity.C. Subdue means remove the possibility of any sound at all.D. The adjustment intensifies its dominance over the speech.

6In a fictional sorting depot, parcels accumulate in a narrow chute faster than they can pass through, obstructing the flow. What does congestion describe?A. A clear chute through which parcels move freely.B. A change in label color that does not affect flow.C. The obstructive accumulation of parcels.D. An empty depot after every parcel has departed.

7A painter receives steady commissions but feels increasingly dissatisfied with producing the same kind of portrait and wants more varied work. What does the painter's discontent establish?A. A guarantee that changing artistic direction will produce success.B. Dissatisfaction with the present circumstances despite some advantages.C. Complete satisfaction with the available variety of work.D. Proof that the painter has never received payment for any work.

8A volunteer who expected a promised role finds it reassigned without explanation and complains resentfully. Which description fits disgruntled?A. Delighted with the unexplained change.B. Completely indifferent to the role.C. Dissatisfied and inclined to complain.D. Unaware that any change has occurred.

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