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5 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 196 of 196 / Words 1561-1565 of 1565. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A glossary draft defines astigmatism as simply 'being unable to read a small sign from far away,' without mentioning how light focuses in the eye. Which revision restores the supplied optical meaning?A. Define it as unfamiliarity with the language printed on the sign.B. Identify uneven focusing associated with the shape of the cornea or eye lens, which can blur or distort vision.C. Treat it as a synonym for inadequate lighting regardless of the eye.D. Define it as every possible reason a sign might be difficult to read.

2Two workshops share the same name but differ in purpose, equipment, and the skills they teach. Which statement uses dissimilar appropriately?A. The workshops cannot be compared at all in any respect because some features differ.B. Dissimilar means one workshop must be inferior, regardless of the purposes being assessed.C. The workshops are dissimilar in important characteristics despite sharing a name.D. The shared name proves that every important characteristic is identical.

3A researcher labels a result deviant but never says what pattern, expectation, or rule it departs from. What clarification is needed to make the description assessable?A. Conclude that the person who recorded it has a moral defect.B. Identify the relevant standard and explain how this result differs from it.C. Delete every unusual value without examining the basis of comparison.D. Assume that anything unfamiliar is deviant under every possible standard.

4A two-seat cart works for moving one visitor at a time, but a fictional task requires carrying four visitors in a single trip. In what sense is the cart inadequate?A. It is useless for every imaginable purpose because it cannot perform this one.B. A tool can be called inadequate only if it is broken.C. It lacks sufficient capacity for that particular task, even though it can serve a smaller one.D. Its appearance alone proves its capacity is sufficient.

5A game oracle predicts ninety-nine events correctly and then makes one confirmed wrong prediction. Its admirer still calls it infallible. What does the error establish?A. The error proves that none of the ninety-nine earlier predictions was correct.B. A high success rate is identical to an inability to fail.C. The oracle is not incapable of error, however impressive the other predictions are.D. The wrong prediction must become correct because most other predictions succeeded.

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