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Set 142 of 246 / Words 1129-1136 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A repairer explains costs openly, refuses to charge for unnecessary work, and acknowledges errors because honest dealing guides the business. What is this ethic?A. A single convenient decision with no connection to the repairer's other conduct.B. A guiding set of values that shapes how the repairer acts across different situations.C. An inventory of replacement parts arranged by their purchase dates.D. A guarantee that every repair will succeed without any difficulty.

2In a classroom example, a character enjoys a modest share of an abundant feast because he wants to avoid excess. Which traditional cardinal virtue best names that restraint?A. Friendliness.B. Modesty.C. Generosity.D. Temperance.

3A fictional adviser must settle a quarrel between neighbors who both need access to the same gate. Which advice is sapient?A. Repeat an old rule without checking whether it addresses this conflict.B. Assume the more confident neighbor must have the stronger case.C. Understand both needs, identify the actual conflict, and propose a workable arrangement that respects each side.D. Promise both exclusive control without considering the contradiction.

4In an invented republic, a party links its beliefs about individual freedom, ownership, and public duties to its positions on several laws. What does ideology describe?A. A collection of unrelated slogans with no shared view behind them.B. A record of vote totals that contains no account of beliefs.C. The connected system of ideas and beliefs shaping those positions.D. A temporary mood after one disappointing meeting.

5A fictional town debate contrasts preserving an elected neighborhood council, replacing it with an entirely new system, and restoring an older system that gave one family control. Which position best illustrates conservatism as cautious preservation of an established institution?A. Restore the earlier family monopoly solely to reverse the later expansion of participation.B. Select whichever system is newest without considering what the present council does.C. Abolish every existing institution merely because it is old.D. Keep the elected council and examine any proposed changes carefully before altering its established role.

6A theater normally uses painted backdrops, but one director tells the story entirely through shadows cast by the performers. What is the unorthodoxy of the approach?A. A proven violation of a rule solely because the method is different.B. Its departure from the theater's established way of presenting the setting.C. Its faithful repetition of every familiar staging convention.D. An assurance that unfamiliar methods always produce stronger performances.

7In a fictional town, four officials perform different tasks concerning street noise. Which task is legislative?A. Printing copies of the unchanged law for residents.B. Measuring sound under the limits already established by the law.C. Repairing a meter used to check compliance with the law.D. Drafting an amendment that would change the town's noise law.

8A fictional election debate has two political parties. Members of both parties jointly choose the moderators, while retaining their separate platforms. Why is the arrangement bipartisan?A. It is conducted entirely within one party's membership.B. It involves cooperation by the two political parties.C. It requires both parties to abandon every political position.D. It involves only people who belong to no political party.

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