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Set 192 of 246 / Words 1529-1536 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A reviewer says a quiet chess match kept her intensely alert and engaged throughout, yet calls it soporific solely because the room was silent. What is the mismatch?A. Every quiet event must make every observer sleepy.B. Silence alone does not establish sleepiness or dulled alertness, and her described response is the opposite.C. Soporific means requiring intense attention and active anticipation.D. A chess match can never be described in terms of its effect on an observer.

2A parade is described as sedate: participants move calmly, ceremonially, and without haste. A reader assumes this means they were given sedating substances. What does the sentence actually support?A. The adjective alone establishes that a substance was administered.B. The adjective describes a calm, dignified, unhurried manner.C. The participants must be asleep while moving in the parade.D. Sedate can only be a verb and cannot describe an event's manner.

3An archive card lists a person's birth date, job titles, and death date in neutral terms, with no praise or tribute. Is that alone enough to identify a eulogy?A. Yes; any text containing a death date is automatically a eulogy.B. No; a eulogy is a praising tribute, not every biographical record about someone who has died.C. Yes; neutral dates necessarily express admiration without further context.D. No; eulogies can never be written and must always be spoken aloud.

4An athlete deeply respects a rival's discipline and achievements while still hoping to defeat her fairly in a match. Can the athlete revere the rival without wanting to lose?A. No; revere means deliberately surrender every competition to the admired person.B. Yes; deep respect and admiration can coexist with fair competitive aims.C. No; competitors can only feel contempt for one another.D. Yes, but only if the athlete believes the rival has never made any mistake.

5In a fictional committee, a young member notices that a phone-only entry plan excludes some residents and proposes an equally workable paper option. Others repeatedly seek her sound practical judgment and call her a sage. What supports the noun?A. The fact that she owns a particular kind of telephone.B. A rule that only the oldest person in a room can ever be a sage.C. Respect for her wisdom and sound judgment in solving consequential problems.D. Her age alone, regardless of the judgment she shows.

6A novelist describes a cat sitting with an impressively dignified, commanding air as regal. What does this figurative use convey?A. A description of the cat as carelessly untidy and submissive.B. A claim that every cat has the same formal title.C. A bearing suggestive of royalty or impressive dignity.D. Proof that the cat legally rules a country.

7A fictional accident report discusses losses in a serious, restrained tone, avoiding jokes or sensational language. Its sobriety is praised, with no reference to alcohol. Which sense fits?A. Seriousness and restraint in expression.B. A measured finding about the writer's intoxication level.C. A claim that the report contains no upsetting information.D. A guarantee that every conclusion in the report is correct.

8A seminar moves into highly specialized theoretical distinctions remote from the participants' ordinary experience. Someone calls the discussion rarefied. Which reading fits?A. The intellectual setting is elevated or remote from everyday experience.B. The discussion is simple and familiar to every newcomer by definition.C. The air in the room has necessarily become physically less dense.D. The participants are unable to hear any spoken words.

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