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Set 30 of 246 / Words 233-240 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1After a prize goes missing, someone says, 'Interesting how Pat always leaves with a fuller bag,' without making a direct accusation. What is the innuendo?A. A verified inventory of everything inside Pat's bag.B. A neutral description with no implied suspicion.C. An explicit admission by Pat of taking the prize.D. An indirect suggestion that Pat may have taken the prize.

2During a disagreement about a timetable, someone says, 'You cannot trust Dana; she is dishonest by nature,' without addressing the schedule. What is the aspersion?A. A neutral request to verify the departure time.B. The remark attacking Dana's character and reputation.C. A numerical comparison of the two proposed timetables.D. A clear explanation of which train connection is too short.

3In a map legend, one color denotes land available for visitors and another denotes areas reserved for staff. What does the color boundary provide?A. Proof that visitors have already crossed into every restricted area.B. A demarcation separating areas with different access arrangements.C. A guarantee that the terrain is physically different on each side.D. A decorative choice with no stated relation to access.

4A sound editor divides an interview into separate clips that can each be selected and moved independently. What does discrete describe?A. The clips are separate and distinct units.B. The recording is one continuous unit with no separable sections.C. Every clip necessarily contains exactly the same words.D. The editor keeps the project confidential from other people.

5Which reading list is most reasonably described as disparate?A. Four editions of the same travel guide.B. A repair manual, a lyric poem, a tax table, and a travel diary.C. Four poems from one tightly focused sonnet sequence.D. Four successive chapters of the same repair manual.

6Two cyclists share the first part of a journey, then follow roads toward different towns. Which description uses diverge appropriately?A. Their routes diverge because both bicycles are blue.B. Their routes diverge by remaining the same throughout.C. Their routes diverge when they arrive at the same place together.D. Their routes diverge after the shared section.

7Three delivery teams begin in different districts and head toward the same sorting depot, where their routes meet. What do the routes do?A. Diverge by moving farther apart throughout the journey.B. Disappear because the teams use different vehicles.C. Converge at the shared meeting point.D. Remain parallel and never meet anywhere.

8Which sequence shows encroachment on a public footpath?A. A stall closes for a week while the footpath remains clear.B. A stall adds a shelf, then crates, until its goods occupy much of the path.C. A stall repaints its sign without changing the space it occupies.D. A stall removes its crates and keeps all goods within its marked space.

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