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Set 151 of 246 / Words 1201-1208 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A reviewer says she is inclined to believe the newer account but wants to inspect one remaining document before deciding. Which interpretation is accurate?A. She has no tendency toward either account despite stating a preference.B. She firmly rejects the newer account and refuses to consider it.C. She has declared the newer account certainly true and impossible to revise.D. She leans toward the newer account without necessarily having made a final judgment.

2After hearing a neighbor's clear plan for sharing a ladder, Rowan says he is disposed to lend it and offers to arrange a convenient time. What does disposed convey?A. Rowan strongly resents the request and intends to refuse it.B. Rowan is willing to make the loan.C. Rowan has discarded the ladder and cannot lend it.D. Rowan has transferred ownership merely by considering the request.

3Four friends discuss karaoke. Which statement most clearly shows that someone is disinclined to participate?A. I could join, but public singing does not appeal to me and I would rather listen.B. I want to participate and am only waiting for the microphone to become free.C. I have chosen a song and am excited to take my turn.D. I am eager to sing, but the event's age rule prevents me from entering.

4A traveler sees an unfamiliar path and immediately turns onto it on a sudden whim, without considering the map or available time. Which description is supported?A. The turn is deliberate in the sense of a choice reached after comparing the routes in detail.B. The turn is indecision because the traveler has taken no action at all.C. The turn must be compulsive because every sudden action is difficult to resist repeatedly.D. The turn is impulsive because it follows a sudden urge with little prior consideration.

5A fictional journal describes a person feeling driven to recount the same stack of tokens again and again, wanting to stop but finding the urge difficult to resist. What supports compulsive?A. The certainty that every repeated action proves a particular disorder.B. The mere fact that counting can sometimes be useful.C. The person's free choice to count once and then stop easily.D. The described difficulty resisting the urge despite wanting to stop.

6An editor has all needed information about two possible titles but keeps reversing the choice and cannot settle on either. Which delay is due to indecision?A. A delay after a final title is chosen because the printer is unavailable.B. A delay required by the publisher's fixed release calendar after all decisions are complete.C. A delay caused by waiting for an already approved illustration to arrive.D. The delay caused by difficulty choosing between the two titles.

7A musician repeatedly turns everyday conversations into wordplay, even when no performance is planned. Which conclusion is supported by propensity?A. The musician can never speak seriously in any circumstances.B. The musician has a habitual tendency to make wordplay.C. The musician made one accidental pun and has shown no recurring tendency.D. The musician is forced by an external rule to make every remark a pun.

8After several disappointing purchases from one shop, a customer initially expects poor service from its new staff before meeting them. How could those earlier experiences predispose the customer?A. They could logically guarantee that every new employee will provide poor service.B. They could make the customer more likely to respond with distrust, without making that response inevitable.C. They could prove that the new staff caused the earlier problems.D. They could prevent any later favorable experience from changing the customer's view.

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