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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 79 of 246 / Words 625-632 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A guide describes a model railway demonstration as captivating. Which observation best supports that assessment?A. The model contains exactly the number of stations printed in the brochure.B. The visitors leave promptly because the demonstration holds little interest.C. The guide can prove that no visitor has ever preferred a different display.D. Visitors become absorbed in the tiny moving scenes and eagerly follow what happens next.

2A puzzle-maker hopes to enthrall visitors with a sequence of hidden compartments. Which response would show success in that aim?A. Visitors leave because the instructions are impossible to interpret.B. Visitors obey a request to stand in line while feeling bored.C. Visitors note the cabinet's measurements and then lose interest.D. Visitors become completely fascinated and stay focused on each new discovery.

3Which review uses riveting appropriately about a debate?A. Each exchange holds my attention so strongly that I do not want to miss a reply.B. I found it riveting because I stopped listening after the first minute.C. It was riveting because both speakers repeated material that bored me completely.D. The debate was riveting because its chairs were fastened securely to the floor.

4A town asks residents to choose a mural, but Devon does not care which design wins and has no interest in the discussion. Which description fits his response?A. Apathetic toward this choice, because he shows little interest or concern.B. Ambivalent about the choice, because indifference requires conflicting strong feelings.C. Hostile toward the choice, because lack of interest proves active opposition.D. Enthusiastic about the choice, because silence always signals strong approval.

5During a software demonstration, an employee stops following the discussion and spends the session absorbed in unrelated messages. What does disengaged describe?A. His necessarily strong disagreement with every feature being shown.B. His proven inability to learn the software under any conditions.C. His physical absence from the room, which the description does not state.D. His lack of active mental involvement in the demonstration.

6A normally imaginative restaurant serves a special menu with flat presentation and no distinctive flavors. Which review best applies lackluster?A. The menu is lackluster because its dishes inspire intense excitement and surprise.B. The menu lacks the energy and distinction expected from this kitchen.C. The menu is lackluster because its ordinary ingredients are listed accurately.D. The menu is lackluster solely because it was printed after lunch.

7Which visitor behaves boorishly at an art-club gathering?A. He grabs another visitor's sketchbook without permission, makes coarse jokes about the drawings, and ignores a request to return it.B. He asks permission before turning a page in an unfamiliar sketchbook.C. He returns a borrowed pencil and thanks its owner.D. He explains politely that the drawing style is different from his own taste.

8A neighbor writes, 'Your question is stupid, and you should stop wasting everyone's time.' Why is the message uncivil?A. It necessarily breaks a criminal law by expressing disagreement.B. It responds to the person with rude, discourteous language.C. It is brief, and all brief messages are disrespectful.D. It contains no information about when the building was constructed.

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