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Set 145 of 246 / Words 1153-1160 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A contestant stands beside a clearly posted ban on outside answers and openly reads answers sent by a helper during the final. Why would this be a flagrant breach?A. The conduct is necessarily permitted because the contestant makes no effort to hide it.B. The conduct is only a minor stylistic difference with no effect on the contest.C. The conduct is too uncertain to assess because the rule is clearly stated.D. The conduct is both obvious and seriously contrary to the stated rule.

2A visitor secretly damages another entrant's model simply to eliminate competition, then laughs at the entrant's distress. Which response uses contemptible accurately?A. The entrant's careful repair is contemptible because it shows persistence.B. The judge's impartial review is contemptible solely because it follows the rules.C. The deliberate sabotage and cruelty are contemptible.D. The visitor is contemptible merely for entering a competition before the sabotage occurs.

3A reviewer discusses a fictional official who intentionally imprisons innocent people to enrich himself. Which revision preserves the dictionary sense of enormity?A. The enormity of the office calendar lies only in its page count.B. The enormity of the official's desk lies only in its measured width.C. The enormity of the building lies only in its height above the street.D. The enormity of the official's conduct lies in its extreme wickedness.

4In a fictional radio play, a grand jury formally accuses a ferry operator of a crime, and the trial has not yet begun. Which headline uses indict accurately without overstating the outcome?A. Grand jury moves to indict ferry operator; all allegations have been formally withdrawn.B. Grand jury moves to indict ferry operator; no criminal accusation has been made.C. Grand jury moves to indict ferry operator; guilt has therefore been conclusively established.D. Grand jury moves to indict ferry operator; accusation awaits trial.

5A fictional cast list describes four characters. Which description gives enough information to identify a felon?A. A character who is merely suspected, with no established account of wrongdoing.B. A character whom the story establishes as having committed a felony.C. A character who disputes a parking charge that the story identifies as a minor civil matter.D. A character who reports a crime and gives a witness statement.

6A fictional online seller invents and publishes a false claim that a competitor stole customers' deposits, causing customers to avoid the competitor. Which feature makes libel the appropriate word in the given description?A. The seller privately dislikes the competitor without expressing any statement.B. The competitor receives accurate criticism of a genuinely late delivery.C. The statement is favorable, true, and causes no reputational harm.D. A harmful false statement about the competitor is published.

7A curator must identify which fictional document expresses a eugenic proposal for a critical exhibit. Which document fits that label?A. A schedule giving every resident the same opportunity to attend an art class.B. A plan to control who may reproduce under the scientifically discredited claim that this would improve the population.C. A family album tracing relatives without prescribing who may have children.D. A transport survey recording journey times without claims about reproduction.

8An invented case follows a factory closure and asks how families respond. Which research question has a specifically socioeconomic focus?A. Which greeting customs do neighbors use, considered without economic conditions?B. What was the factory's sales revenue, considered without any social context?C. What are the factory floor's dimensions, considered only as physical measurements?D. How do changed household incomes interact with family roles and community support relationships?

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