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Set 51 of 246 / Words 401-408 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A neighbor repeatedly plays loud music at night, and others later refuse to cooperate on a shared celebration. What is the repercussion?A. The volume control itself before any music is played.B. A guarantee that all future social contact will end permanently.C. An unrelated decision made before the disturbance occurred.D. The later loss of cooperation resulting from the disturbance.

2A parcel arrives late because a documented road closure blocked the van's planned route. Which accusation is unwarranted on the available evidence?A. The closure affected this parcel's journey.B. The road closure prevented the van from using its planned route.C. The delivery did not arrive by the original estimated time.D. The driver deliberately delayed the parcel to annoy the customer.

3A collector offers a purported map from a lost expedition. What should a catalog entry convey?A. The map's expedition origin has been conclusively authenticated.B. The map is claimed to come from that expedition, but the origin is unconfirmed.C. The map has been proved a modern forgery.D. No one has made any claim about where the map came from.

4A village game trophy is widely said to belong to a particular family, but the ownership has not been confirmed. What does putative owner communicate?A. The family is generally supposed to own it, without certainty.B. The trophy must have no owner because evidence is incomplete.C. The family is known to have no connection to the trophy.D. The family's ownership has been conclusively verified.

5Locals call a fictional clock restorer exceptionally skilled, but a visitor has not yet seen her work. What can reputed safely express?A. She is generally said or believed to have that skill.B. Every repair she will ever attempt is guaranteed perfect.C. The visitor has personally verified all local claims.D. Her reputation proves that competing restorers are unskilled.

6A passenger sees a friend's coat on a seat and says, 'Presumably she is nearby,' without seeing the friend. What does presumably signal?A. Certainty that no other explanation is possible.B. Direct visual confirmation of the friend's location.C. A reasonable but unconfirmed inference from the coat.D. A claim that the friend cannot be nearby.

7A guest claims to be checking the weather but is actually looking through a host's private messages. What is the pretense?A. The host's genuine concern about tomorrow's forecast.B. The knowingly false claim that the phone is being used to check the weather.C. The guest's open admission that the messages were read.D. The phone's accurate display of the current temperature.

8A gardener claims a new watering schedule saves time. Which check could validate that specific claim?A. Comparable timed records support a genuine reduction in work time.B. An unrelated neighbor likes the color of the watering can.C. The gardener repeats the claim without collecting information.D. The schedule has a memorable name and attractive chart.

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