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8 questions that use guided words beyond their original reading. Choose the best answer before opening a definition, then read the explanation.

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Set 195 of 196 / Words 1553-1560 of 1565. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A fictional archive discovers a note that changes the attribution of its entire collection. A manager calls the finding trifling because only two specialists understand it. Why is that judgment unsupported?A. Trifling means understood by only a few people, regardless of importance.B. A small audience does not make a finding unimportant when its stated effect on the collection is substantial.C. A finding can matter only if it is written on a physically large document.D. Every discovery in an archive is automatically too minor to deserve attention.

2A draft agreement changes a single word from may to must, turning an optional fictional task into a required one. An editor calls the change inconsequential because it is only one word. What is the problem?A. Every one-word change necessarily leaves meaning exactly the same.B. The small textual change has a significant effect on the stated obligation.C. The word count alone proves that the new requirement is unimportant.D. Only a change of more than one sentence can affect an agreement.

3A character celebrates a successful audition with laughter, dancing, and excited calls, making no effort to hold back her joy. What does unbridled describe?A. A requirement that the word apply only to financial spending.B. The unrestrained character of her joy.C. A carefully concealed emotion that nobody can observe.D. A necessary sign that she is harming someone.

4A visitor says a discussion is unrestrained, but the rules limit each person to one minute, prohibit several topics, and require approval before every reply. What should be reconsidered?A. The existence of any discussion proves there can be no restraints.B. Unrestrained means every contribution has been approved in advance.C. A one-minute limit is not a limit if participants know about it.D. The description conflicts with the stated controls and limits on participation.

5An indoor recording project begins when the required performers, a quiet room, and working equipment are all available together. What makes the moment propitious?A. The weather must be sunny, even though it is not relevant to the stated indoor needs.B. The circumstances favor the project's successful start.C. Every possible obstacle has ceased to exist anywhere.D. Success has been guaranteed regardless of all later choices.

6In a story, a person redirects a strong impulse to retaliate after criticism into a disciplined campaign to repair neglected public furniture. What does sublimate identify?A. Channel the impulse into a constructive activity instead of acting it out as revenge.B. Eliminate every future unpleasant feeling permanently.C. Intensify the revenge by recruiting others to humiliate the critic.D. Pretend no impulse exists while secretly carrying out the same retaliation.

7A fictional buyer compares unit prices and notices that a smaller package costs less for the quantity she needs despite a flashy bulk-bargain label. She selects the smaller package after checking the figures. What makes the decision shrewd?A. A shrewd decision must deceive the seller to count as practical.B. The decision ignores every stated price and follows the largest label automatically.C. Quick understanding of the relevant comparison leads to an effective practical choice.D. The package's attractive color alone proves that it best meets the buyer's needs.

8A fictional public consultation is advertised as a chance to shape a plan, but organizers refuse every comment and present a decision fixed before the meeting. Why might it be called a travesty of consultation?A. It is a badly distorted imitation of a process that should meaningfully receive participants' views.B. It produces a result some participants dislike after their views were fairly considered.C. It is a careful exchange in which comments can influence the plan.D. It includes disagreement, which automatically makes every consultation absurd.

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