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Set 69 of 246 / Words 545-552 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A new player accepts a stranger's invented rule granting the stranger extra turns, without checking the printed rules. What supports gullible?A. The player too readily believes a claim and is deceived by it.B. The player openly agrees to a clearly explained rule variant.C. The player checks the claim and rejects the invented rule.D. The player asks a question while withholding belief.

2A baker knows the available equipment can produce only ten cakes before a deadline but promises one hundred without arranging more capacity. Why foolhardy?A. The baker checks capacity and accepts only work that fits it.B. The commitment is recklessly bold despite an obvious practical obstacle.C. The commitment is foolhardy solely because the cakes have unusual decorations.D. The baker merely feels nervous while following a feasible plan.

3Asked whether a quoted price includes delivery, a seller replies that 'included' can mean many things while avoiding yes or no. What is the seller doing?A. Admitting directly that the delivery charge is not yet known.B. Equivocating through ambiguity to avoid a clear commitment.C. Answering plainly that delivery is excluded.D. Giving an exact complete breakdown of the quoted price.

4Asked to choose next month's book, a reader says she has no settled preference and will decide after sampling the options. What supports noncommittal?A. She avoids adopting a definite position for now.B. She gives an unconditional promise to choose one named book.C. She explicitly rejects every possible choice permanently.D. She must be deceiving the group because she has not decided.

5During hide-and-seek, a player circles behind a hedge to avoid being caught by the seeker. Which use of evade fits?A. She evades because the hedge is a particular shade of green.B. She evades capture by maneuvering around the seeker.C. She evades by explaining the rules without changing her position.D. She evades capture by standing openly and asking to be tagged.

6A child pretends to be asleep while secretly listening for a planned surprise, and the pretense fools the household. What is the charade?A. A genuine sleep from which the child knows nothing.B. An openly announced rehearsal of a sleeping scene.C. The misleading performance of sleep while actually awake.D. The surprise itself, regardless of whether anything is concealed.

7A supposed customer review claims firsthand use, but its author admits never trying the product and inventing the experience. Why spurious?A. It is spurious solely because the product is unfamiliar.B. It is merely unverified but contains no established false representation.C. It must be true because it is written confidently.D. It falsely presents itself as a genuine firsthand review.

8In a fictional shopping story, a bag copies a luxury maker's label and is sold as that maker's genuine work, although another seller made it to deceive buyers. What is counterfeit?A. An openly labeled imitation never presented as genuine.B. A repair made with the genuine owner's knowledge.C. An original bag honestly sold under its actual maker's name.D. The imitation bag represented as the genuine maker's product.

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