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Set 150 of 246 / Words 1193-1200 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1After an amateur submits a poem, an online commenter posts a string of sarcastic boasts about the poet's supposed genius, intending to make readers scorn the work. What is the response?A. Derision, because it is mockery expressing contempt.B. Constructive correction, because sarcasm necessarily explains how to revise the poem.C. Encouragement, because any use of the word genius must be sincere praise.D. Neutral quotation, because the commenter's contemptuous purpose is irrelevant.

2A reviewer avoids discussing a craftsperson's work and instead makes unsupported disparaging remarks intended to diminish the craftsperson's merit. Which description fits?A. The review demonstrates fair praise by ignoring the work entirely.B. The review relies on detraction.C. The review supplies a careful technical evaluation of specific joints.D. The review is neutral simply because it contains no measurements.

3A librarian accuses a supplier of delivering the wrong books; the supplier responds by accusing the librarian of having changed the order dishonestly. What makes the response a counteraccusation?A. It acknowledges the wrong delivery without making any further allegation.B. It asks a neutral question about which edition was ordered.C. It answers one accusation by accusing the original accuser of wrongdoing.D. It automatically proves that the librarian's first accusation was false.

4After a relay runner accuses a teammate of a bad handoff, the teammate answers by blaming the runner for ignoring the agreed signal. Which description uses recrimination accurately?A. The response cannot be a recrimination because it answers a prior allegation.B. The teammate's response is a recrimination only if it contains an apology and no accusation.C. The teammate's answering accusation is a recrimination.D. The response is a recrimination because it conclusively establishes which runner was responsible.

5A shop owner believes a neighboring shop deliberately blocked an entrance and responds by canceling a shared advertisement specifically to punish the neighbor. Which feature establishes retaliation?A. The owner cancels solely because the printer has closed, without any punitive motive.B. The owner asks for an explanation but takes no action in return.C. The cancellation is intended as an action in return for the perceived injury.D. The cancellation happens before any perceived injury and is unrelated to the neighbor.

6A novel's large festival continues normally after two rival stalls have a short, limited quarrel over a delivery cart. Why might the narrator call this a skirmish?A. It is a small, limited clash within a larger event.B. It necessarily marks the start of a full-scale war.C. It lasts so long and affects so much that its scope cannot be called limited.D. It involves no disagreement at all between the stalls.

7A contest entrant learns that an organizer has ignored a confirmed correction for the fourth time and shouts in furious anger. Which word matches the expressed intensity?A. Entirely unconcerned.B. Quietly content.C. Irate.D. Mildly puzzled.

8In a fictional family saga, an elder responds to deliberate deceit with powerful anger and a determination to punish the deceiver. What does wrath add to a description of the response?A. It conveys intense anger, including the punitive wish described.B. It guarantees that the elder will eventually carry out the punishment.C. It establishes that the planned punishment must be justified.D. It conveys only mild surprise without any anger.

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