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Set 184 of 246 / Words 1465-1472 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A fictional gatekeeper promises free passage, then demands every traveler's food as the price of leaving after the travelers are inside. The narrator emphasizes the demand's severity and unfairness. Why call it an exaction?A. It is merely a neutral estimate of the food's value.B. It is a voluntary gift freely offered without pressure.C. It is a harshly and unfairly imposed demand.D. It is a return of goods to their owners without any condition.

2A fictional travel arrangement promises reimbursement for documented luggage loss during a specified journey. After a covered loss, the traveler receives that compensation. What does indemnification describe?A. A charge imposed to punish the traveler for packing a bag.B. A guarantee that the traveler will enjoy every part of the journey.C. An estimate of the journey's duration with no financial protection.D. Protection or compensation against the specified loss.

3A charity receives donated bicycles and asks an assessor to estimate their worth from condition and comparable sales. What is the assessor preparing?A. A punishment for the people who donated them.B. An allegation that the donation records were forged.C. A guarantee that every bicycle will sell immediately at any asking price.D. A valuation of the bicycles.

4In a trading game, blue tokens can be exchanged for cash immediately under the rules, while red tokens require a month-long sale process. Which description follows from liquidity alone?A. Both types are equally liquid because both are physically solid objects.B. Blue tokens are more liquid under the stated rules because their value can be accessed as cash more readily.C. Red tokens are more liquid solely because they have a higher printed value.D. Blue tokens must earn the highest return in every future round.

5A student supplements a project based only on one textbook with interviews, original drawings, and a small survey. Why is this diversification of sources?A. The student has removed every source except the original book.B. The student has acquired three identical copies of the same textbook.C. The project now uses a wider variety of source types.D. The new mix guarantees that every conclusion is correct without evaluation.

6A group can finish assigning chores quickly by giving every unwanted job to an absent member, though this violates its promise of fair discussion. What does calling the shortcut expedient acknowledge?A. It cannot be useful for any purpose because it is unfair.B. It is automatically fair because it saves time.C. It must be the only possible way to complete the task.D. It conveniently achieves a narrow immediate aim while leaving a question of principle unresolved.

7After losing a friendly match, a captain tries to exclude the winner from future games solely to get even for the defeat. Which motive is vindictive?A. The wish to congratulate the winner and improve the team's practice.B. The wish to punish the winner in revenge for a perceived wrong.C. The wish to review a disputed score through the agreed process.D. The wish to organize another fair match with willing participants.

8In an invented academy, a student who knowingly cheats loses a trophy under a stated penalty rule. The story presents the loss as punishment for the cheating. What does retribution name?A. A neutral explanation of how trophies are manufactured.B. The punishment imposed in response to the wrongdoing.C. Proof that the penalty will prevent every later instance of cheating.D. The restoration of the trophy without any consequence.

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