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Set 155 of 246 / Words 1233-1240 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A novice's attempt to wrap a parcel leaves gaps, loose folds, and an address covered by tape because the wrapping was handled without skill. Which adjective fits the attempt?A. Adept.B. Proficient.C. Inept.D. Skillful.

2A purchase specification requires each reusable bag to hold five kilograms without a strap breaking. During a test, one bag's strap breaks under a three-kilogram load. Which assessment is supported?A. The bag can be substandard only if it cannot carry even an empty envelope.B. The tested bag is substandard because its strap failed below the required carrying load.C. The test proves that every bag sold by every supplier falls below the standard.D. The bag meets the requirement because the test load was below five kilograms.

3A speaker intends a solemn tribute but surrounds it with exaggerated comic props that make the sincere message seem foolish and ineffective. What would it mean to say the props stultify the tribute?A. They merely change its location without affecting how it comes across.B. They undermine its effectiveness and make it appear foolish.C. They prove that every form of humor is unsuitable in every speech.D. They necessarily strengthen the intended solemn message.

4In a novel, a schemer's only bargaining power is a threat to reveal a rival's supposedly secret confession. Which discovery would emasculate that threat?A. The schemer has changed the envelope color while retaining the same effective threat.B. The confession is unknown to the rival's friends, and exposure would damage those relationships.C. The schemer finds another unreleased document that the rival wants kept private.D. The rival already published the confession voluntarily, so its threatened disclosure adds no pressure.

5An invented library policy would discard nine out of every ten circulating books immediately. Which description captures drastic?A. The change is extreme in extent and effect.B. The change is a tiny adjustment that preserves nearly all existing holdings.C. The change is drastic solely because the notice uses large type.D. The change cannot be drastic unless its effects are beneficial.

6A shared kitchen already has tension over unwashed dishes. Someone then hides the cleaning supplies to annoy the others, making the same conflict worse. What is the exacerbation?A. The appearance of an unrelated issue that leaves the existing conflict unchanged.B. The discovery that the original conflict never existed.C. The resolution of the conflict through a mutually accepted arrangement.D. The worsening of the existing kitchen conflict.

7A library's temporary doorway produces a draft. A screen reduces the draft's effect on seated readers, though some cold air remains. Which statement is accurate?A. Renaming the doorway would provide mitigation without changing any effect.B. Mitigation is impossible unless every trace of cold air disappears.C. Increasing the draft would be mitigation because any change qualifies.D. The reduced effect is mitigation even though the problem is not eliminated.

8In a story, an award once dominates a character's priorities but gradually matters less as other interests grow. What does it mean for the award's importance to diminish?A. Its importance becomes smaller or less central to the character.B. The character must forget that the award ever existed.C. Its importance must disappear instantly and completely.D. The physical award must shrink in measured size.

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