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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 34 of 246 / Words 265-272 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1Cora names every bicycle she owns after a vegetable, a distinctive personal habit her friends recognize but do not share. What is the idiosyncrasy?A. A universal requirement for registering any kind of vehicle.B. Her characteristic practice of giving bicycles vegetable names.C. A proven defect that makes every bicycle impossible to ride.D. A compulsory naming rule followed identically by all cyclists.

2Which habit would most reasonably make a character seem eccentric?A. He wears protective headgear while riding a motorcycle.B. He wears the uniform required by his employer.C. He wears a different antique helmet while doing ordinary household chores.D. He wears a warm hat outdoors in winter.

3A fictional chess club reveres one training custom. A member argues that the custom should be abandoned and tests a radically different approach. Why iconoclastic?A. She agrees that a custom must be right because it is old.B. She changes only the color of an otherwise identical notebook.C. She follows the traditional method without questioning it.D. She challenges an established and admired practice.

4A costume-design session generates many workable concepts from a single paper bag. Which evidence supports calling the session fecund?A. The group rejects every possible use before discussing it.B. The discussion produces numerous useful creative possibilities.C. The bag is mentioned repeatedly without a new idea.D. The session lasts a long time but yields no concepts.

5At an event honoring a patient teacher, a student chooses a brief image of a lamp that helped others find their way. The audience finds it apt and pleasing. What makes the image felicitous?A. It is well chosen and pleasingly appropriate to the teacher's contribution.B. It is the longest phrase the student could have written.C. It is true only because every image involving a lamp is effective.D. It is unrelated to the occasion and confuses the audience.

6A visitor hears the distinctive click of a typewriter and suddenly recalls afternoons in her grandfather's office. What does the sound evoke?A. Evidence that the office has physically reappeared around her.B. A decision that the visitor has not yet considered making.C. A guarantee that everyone hearing it remembers the same place.D. A memory brought to mind by the sound.

7Two hikers agree on the scenery and distance but cannot choose a route until they know whether the bridge is open. What is the crux?A. A shared preference that creates no disagreement.B. The color of their otherwise suitable backpacks.C. The bridge's availability, on which the choice depends.D. The order in which they packed their lunches.

8A board game depends on players understanding how turns pass from one person to the next. Why is that rule fundamental to the game?A. It is important only because one player prefers its wording.B. It is a decorative feature that can be ignored without changing play.C. It is the last minor detail added solely for appearance.D. It is basic and essential to how the game functions.

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