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Set 143 of 246 / Words 1137-1144 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A fictional quiz final ends with one team scoring 420 points and the other scoring 20. A report calls the win a landslide. What does that description convey?A. The winning team prevailed only because a tie was broken.B. The teams finished so closely that the result was uncertain.C. The winning team achieved an overwhelming victory.D. The match ended without either team winning.

2A dancer deliberately sits out the optional audience participation sequence, although a place is available and the invitation is clear. Another attendee misses it by arriving late. Which account uses abstention accurately?A. Both are necessarily abstentions because every absence must be deliberate.B. Only the late arrival is an abstention because intentional choices cannot count.C. The dancer's intentional nonparticipation is an abstention; the late arrival alone does not establish one.D. Neither can be an abstention because the word applies exclusively to formal elections.

3A curator sorts painted scenes by subject. Which group would most clearly belong in a section labeled secular painting?A. Pictures made specifically as objects of religious devotion.B. Images intended to portray sacred events from a religious tradition.C. Scenes of ordinary markets and household meals with no religious subject.D. Illustrations explaining the steps of a religious ceremony.

4In an invented international simulation, a country is willing to sell goods abroad but rejects alliances and continuing international obligations. Which interpretation is most defensible?A. Isolationism is impossible unless the country stops every exchange of goods with outsiders.B. Any foreign sale proves that the country has joined an international alliance.C. The rejection of alliances and obligations can express isolationism even though some trade continues.D. Rejecting an alliance necessarily means the country plans to intervene in its neighbors' affairs.

5The president of an invented academy publicly decrees that all historical examination papers must be preserved, and the academy treats the decree as authoritative. Which item is the edict?A. The president's public order requiring preservation.B. A student's private hope that an old paper will survive.C. A graduate's informal recollection of an earlier examination.D. A librarian's tentative estimate of available shelf space.

6In a fictional court drama, a judge orders a disputed manuscript kept in secure custody until a hearing. A critic merely recommends careful storage. Which distinction is accurate?A. Both statements must be injunctions because they favor the same practical action.B. Neither can be an injunction because the command does not decide ownership permanently.C. The critic's advice alone is an injunction because it concerns careful conduct.D. The judge's authoritative command is an injunction; the critic's advice is a recommendation.

7A publisher's stated acceptance rules require every image to have a credit line but describe a short artist biography as optional. Which submission meets the mandatory condition?A. A submission that promises to consider credits if space remains.B. A submission with a credit for every image, whether or not a biography is included.C. A submission with credits for only the images the artist especially likes.D. A submission with a biography but no image credits.

8During a shared apartment's move, one roommate snaps orders, demands instant obedience, and treats every request for discussion as insolence. Which description best fits the manner?A. Tentative because the roommate is reluctant to express a preference.B. Deferential because the roommate yields decisions to the others.C. Decisive solely because the roommate carefully weighs everyone's suggestions.D. Imperious, because the roommate dominates and expects immediate compliance.

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