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Set 174 of 246 / Words 1385-1392 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A craft judge receives flattering comments from friends and hostile comments from rivals. She says neither kind interests her and shows little concern about the reactions. What does indifferent describe here?A. Her secret wish for more praise, assumed despite the stated lack of concern.B. Her intense dislike of every person who offers a comment.C. Her lack of concern about the praise and criticism.D. Her inability to hear the comments, which the account says she received.

2A baker enjoys making cakes but strongly dislikes working with artificial fragrances and avoids orders that require them. What is the aversion directed toward?A. Choosing between two equally welcome decoration colors.B. Working with the fragrances she strongly dislikes and seeks to avoid.C. Every customer who orders a cake, regardless of ingredients.D. Baking in every form, including the cakes she enjoys making.

3In a fictional contest, a defeated captain kneels before a rival, calls himself unworthy of any respect, and begs to be allowed to carry the rival's equipment. What makes the surrender abject?A. The captain offers ordinary courtesy without surrendering any dignity.B. The extreme self-abasement goes beyond accepting the result of the contest.C. The captain calmly congratulates the winner while retaining self-respect.D. The captain questions one score through the agreed appeal process.

4A fictional apprentice accepts every instruction from her mentor without objection, including harmless matters she privately prefers to handle differently. Which description fits submissive?A. She refuses all direction regardless of its purpose.B. She tries to impose her own wishes on the mentor at every opportunity.C. She readily yields to the mentor's wishes instead of resisting them.D. She necessarily agrees after independently evaluating and endorsing every instruction.

5At a shared holiday meal, a relative dictates everyone's portions, changes their chosen seats, and refuses to hear any preference that differs from his own. Why is overbearing apt?A. He contributes a dish without trying to direct the rest of the meal.B. He asks whether anyone needs help before offering it.C. He imposes excessive control over other people's choices.D. He coordinates a few agreed tasks while respecting individual preferences.

6Four editors independently verify the same source records and reach the same conclusion. A narrator calls their agreement sequacious solely because it is unanimous. What is missing from that claim?A. A different conclusion from every editor, even if the records do not support it.B. Evidence of uncritical following rather than independently supported agreement.C. Evidence that all four reached the same conclusion, which unanimity already supplies.D. Proof that careful examination always requires people to disagree.

7A designer needs to pull a material into very fine continuous wire. One sample stretches into an unbroken strand; another snaps into fragments. Which inference is justified?A. The first sample shows ductile behavior under the described test.B. The test establishes that the first sample resists every kind of damage.C. Both samples must be equally ductile because they began at the same length.D. The snapping sample is more ductile because it divides into many pieces.

8A display label printed with one ink fades quickly under the exhibition lamps, while a second ink remains unchanged during the same trial. Which statement uses susceptible accurately?A. The first ink is susceptible only if the lamps deliberately intend to alter it.B. The trial proves that neither ink can be affected by anything outside it.C. The first ink is susceptible to fading under the tested lighting.D. The second ink is susceptible to every possible influence because it remained unchanged.

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