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Set 176 of 246 / Words 1401-1408 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1In a fictional training exercise, a player earns an extra turn after checking a clue carefully. The exercise stipulates that this consequence increases the player's careful clue-checking in later rounds. What makes the extra turn reinforcement?A. The extra turn is colorful, regardless of any effect on behavior.B. The designer likes the consequence, even if checking becomes less frequent.C. The consequence increases the future likelihood of the careful checking that earns it.D. The player receives it before any opportunity to check a clue.

2Two programmers spend an afternoon testing rival approaches and finish with a working solution plus a clear explanation of why one approach fails. Why can the afternoon be called fruitful?A. It produces useful results and understanding, even though one tested approach fails.B. It produces no usable result but occupies the full scheduled time.C. Every attempted approach succeeds, which is required for work to be fruitful.D. Its value depends only on the number of messages the programmers send.

3Two packing methods are tried for an hour with the same staff. One yields forty correct parcels; the other yields fifty correct parcels with no extra rework. What supports higher productivity for the second method?A. It uses a longer instruction sheet, which alone defines productivity.B. It must be better in every possible respect, including costs not measured.C. It merely keeps the workers visibly busier, regardless of completed parcels.D. It produces more usable output with the same stated staff time.

4A correct weather summary reaches a fictional outdoor film crew after they have already dismantled the set. An equally accurate summary would have helped them decide earlier. What is missing from the late summary?A. Timeliness, because it arrives after the decision it was meant to inform.B. Detail, even though the summary contains every requested observation.C. Relevance to any imaginable future decision, which lateness always eliminates.D. Accuracy, solely because correct information arrived late.

5A profile says a courier's detailed knowledge of an unfamiliar city is innate, then explains that she acquired it through five years of map study and deliveries. What should an editor question?A. Five years of practice proves that the courier possessed the knowledge before encountering the city.B. The word innate merely means useful, so the learning history is irrelevant.C. The stated learning history does not support describing that detailed knowledge as present from an original state.D. Any skill that becomes impressive must be innate regardless of how it was acquired.

6Omar usually favors working alone, but chooses a group task when it requires several different skills. Which statement accurately describes his predisposition?A. His preference proves that it was present at birth, although no origin is described.B. He has no tendency toward solo work because he once chooses a group task.C. He has an existing inclination toward solo work, which does not prevent a different choice when reasons support it.D. He is compelled to refuse every group task under all circumstances.

7For decades, Bea has started each Sunday by solving a crossword before doing anything else, continuing even on trips. Which description fits inveterate?A. She is an inveterate crossword solver because the activity is a deeply established habit.B. She is an inveterate solver because she tried one puzzle for the first time today.C. She is an inveterate solver because every puzzle answer she gives is necessarily correct.D. She is an inveterate solver because she intends to buy a puzzle book someday.

8A fictional neighbor keeps spreading unchecked rumors after repeated corrections, apologies, and promises to verify them. Why might the narrator call him incorrigible?A. A first mistaken statement automatically proves he can never change.B. He is unpopular, which alone establishes every bad habit attributed to him.C. The habit remains difficult to reform despite repeated attempts at correction.D. He carefully checks the next report and stops spreading unsupported claims.

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