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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 141 of 246 / Words 1121-1128 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1Asked whether she loaded the labeled parcel into the van, which reply is evasive?A. We all care deeply about making deliveries work as well as possible.B. I do not know; I need to check my loading record before answering.C. Yes, I loaded it beside the two blue crates, and I can show you the entry.D. No, I left it on the dispatch shelf because its address was incomplete.

2An archive has agreed to preserve the only surviving copy of a community recording. Which action is unjustifiable under the stated purpose?A. Destroy it as a private joke, with no preservation need, consent, or other adequate reason.B. Delay lending it until the borrower can provide the agreed protective case.C. Make a checked duplicate before moving the fragile original.D. Restrict handling briefly while a damaged container is replaced.

3A fundraising speaker repeats the phrase a place to learn when connecting three different projects. What makes the repetition a rhetorical choice?A. It removes any need to explain what the projects would actually do.B. It uses language deliberately to emphasize a shared purpose and strengthen the appeal.C. It ensures that every listener must agree with every proposal.D. It independently verifies the budget of each project.

4A coach explains a tiebreak rule, hears every player restate it correctly, then spends another long period repeating the same point while unanswered equipment questions remain. What is being belabored?A. The rule is being omitted so the meeting can finish sooner.B. A new question is receiving its first necessary explanation.C. A complicated point is being clarified because listeners still misunderstand it.D. The already understood rule is being discussed excessively.

5A menu calls an ordinary sandwich a monumental triumph destined to reshape the eternal history of nourishment. Why might an editor call the wording tumid?A. Its unfamiliar technical term is difficult but necessary for accuracy.B. Its restrained tone presents a modest claim without exaggeration.C. Its inflated, pompous language is excessive for the ordinary subject.D. Its precise description gives the reader a clear list of ingredients.

6A review explains that a poem is important because important poems have importance, adding no account of its language or ideas. What makes that observation inane?A. It offers little sense or substance beyond circular wording.B. It carefully limits a claim after considering an opposing interpretation.C. It communicates a specific feature that readers can check in the poem.D. It sharply identifies the poem's central tension with supporting detail.

7Roommates are seriously discussing how to cover an unexpected rent shortfall. Which response is facetious in that setting?A. Acknowledge the concern and compare the actual choices together.B. Ask which necessary expenses could reasonably be delayed.C. Joke that the landlord should accept imaginary coins while dismissing the others' concern.D. Explain clearly that a proposed contribution is not available.

8Which invitation has a sportive tone?A. Join our friendly picnic contest for the most cheerfully mismatched pair of socks.B. Please observe the solemn ceremony without any lighthearted activity.C. Your failure to appear will demonstrate your contempt for everyone involved.D. Attend only if you are prepared to prove that the other guests are inferior.

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