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Set 172 of 246 / Words 1369-1376 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A neighborhood flyer calls people who request quieter evenings 'pathetic complainers.' Which revision removes the derogatory judgment while retaining the relevant disagreement?A. The residents are pathetic complainers whose request the organizers oppose.B. Some residents have requested a lower evening noise level, which the organizers oppose.C. Only ridiculous residents could want the proposed change.D. The same pathetic people are making their usual worthless demands.

2A translator finds effeminate in an old costume manual as a criticism of a man's delicate manner. Which annotation best preserves the word's meaning and tone?A. A respectful title that necessarily celebrates the man's competence.B. A technical claim that the man's clothing was made from a particular fabric.C. A gendered description of a man as having qualities considered feminine, used here disparagingly.D. A neutral statement that the man is professionally trained in costume design.

3A glossary editor sorts terms into 'occupations,' 'neutral appearance descriptions,' and 'insults.' Where should slattern go, and why?A. Under neutral descriptions, because it is a respectful word for anyone wearing work clothes.B. Under insults, because it disparages a woman judged dirty or untidy.C. Under occupations, because it names a supervisor of laundry equipment.D. Under occupations, because it neutrally identifies a professional cleaner.

4At a farewell lunch for a colleague whose project was canceled, someone jokes that the team is lucky to be rid of 'all that wasted effort.' Why might coworkers call the joke crass?A. It shows gross insensitivity to the colleague's disappointment and work.B. It is necessarily false because jokes cannot mention real events.C. It is inappropriate solely because every farewell comment must be long.D. It politely asks what lessons the group can learn from the project.

5A workshop inspection finds tools left in random heaps, rags mixed with measuring parts, and no attempt to restore the marked storage spaces. Which report uses slovenly precisely?A. The habits are slovenly because workers prefer a simple undecorated room.B. The storage habits are slovenly because tools and materials are carelessly untidy.C. The habits are slovenly because the workshop uses several different tool brands.D. The habits are slovenly because the tools are old despite being neatly maintained.

6A museum invites visitors to a quiet memorial reading and explicitly asks them to save celebrations for the reception afterward. Which action would be unseemly in the stated setting?A. Interrupting the reading with a loud victory chant for a sports team.B. Following the request to discuss the event at the later reception.C. Quietly asking an usher where an available seat is located.D. Applauding when the host explicitly invites applause at the close.

7In a fictional discussion, one speaker dismisses philosophy, mathematics, and literature as worthless because thinking about ideas has no value to him. Another calls him a philistine. What does the label convey?A. Praise for carefully distinguishing among competing philosophical arguments.B. Disapproval of his blanket dismissal of intellectual interests.C. A finding that he has made one specific computational error.D. A neutral claim that he works outside a university.

8A trial lunch service is reliable enough to use but offers ordinary food, uneven presentation, and nothing the panel considers especially good. Which evaluation fits mediocre?A. The service is so defective that none of its meals can be used.B. The service is moderate in quality and unremarkable.C. The service cannot be evaluated because the panel tried it only in the stated trial.D. The service is exceptional in every assessed respect.

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