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Set 52 of 246 / Words 409-416 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A baking class teaches a long-established sequence, and one student follows it exactly. What makes her method orthodox?A. It rejects the familiar sequence at every step.B. It necessarily produces the best bread possible.C. It conforms to the practice established in the class.D. It cannot change because all traditions are permanent.

2A fictional maker group holds that members should repair usable objects before replacing them. What makes this a tenet?A. It is necessarily a rule accepted by every outside group.B. It is a guiding principle the group holds.C. It is a one-time accident unrelated to the group's beliefs.D. It is the physical shelf where tools are stored.

3A fictional shop replaces individual sales entirely with a shared borrowing service. Why is the change radical?A. It follows the same sales model without alteration.B. It only replaces a sign's lettering with a similar font.C. It is radical merely because it happens on a Monday.D. It fundamentally changes how the shop operates.

4In an invented society, a speaker wants to abolish recent equal voting rights and restore rule by a former hereditary council. Why reactionary?A. The proposal opposes reform and seeks an earlier social arrangement.B. The proposal merely asks for better printing on ballot papers.C. The proposal expands the recent reform into a new arrangement.D. Any disagreement with a new idea is automatically reactionary.

5A character boasts that only he truly values honesty while delivering a self-righteous lecture and concealing his own deliberate lie. What makes him sanctimonious?A. He quietly admits his mistake and corrects it without claiming superiority.B. His display of moral superiority is self-righteous.C. Every moral concern is automatically hypocritical.D. He asks a sincere question about what happened without judging others.

6A town meeting compares parking proposals. Which contribution illustrates the misleading reasoning of a sophist?A. One deliberately treats the parking proposal's website visit count as proof of public support, although he knows visits do not record opinions.B. One asks opponents to clarify which parking spaces their calculations include.C. One corrects his own calculation after another speaker finds an error.D. One compares the parking plans' costs and acknowledges weaknesses in her preferred option.

7At a cooking contest, an entrant repeatedly calls a judge's ordinary apron magnificent, bows at every instruction, and offers to polish the judge's shoes to win favor. Why obsequious?A. The entrant respectfully questions a ruling with an independent reason.B. The entrant gives one sincere thank-you for ordinary assistance.C. The entrant shows excessive eagerness to please through flattery and deference.D. The entrant follows a required greeting without adding personal flattery.

8A trainee promises to perform any personal errand for a supervisor and calls his own needs worthless. What makes the attitude servile?A. Firm disagreement stated without insulting anyone.B. Excessive, self-lowering eagerness to obey.C. Ordinary willingness to complete agreed work respectfully.D. A polite request to clarify legitimate responsibilities.

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