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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 86 of 246 / Words 681-688 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1Which change gives a shop a festive atmosphere for its anniversary?A. Staff close the shop because a delivery is delayed.B. Staff quietly complete an ordinary stock count with no celebratory purpose.C. Staff move boxes to a storeroom while discussing routine invoices.D. Staff arrange a cheerful celebration with music, decorations, and shared refreshments.

2A website takes several seconds to respond to each click despite receiving only ordinary requests. What does sluggish describe?A. Its slow response to user actions.B. Its deliberate use of a calm color palette.C. Its complete inability to display any page under any condition.D. Its unusually rapid response before a click is completed.

3Two friends spend a free afternoon drifting slowly along a canal and speaking in an unhurried way. Which description fits their pace?A. Frantic, emphasizing urgent activity without rest.B. Languid, emphasizing relaxed slowness.C. Hasty, emphasizing speed that leaves little time to think.D. Abrupt, emphasizing a sudden interruption of movement.

4A researcher must manually enter the same code beside thousands of nearly identical records. Why might the task be tedious?A. It necessarily involves a dangerous procedure.B. Its lengthy repetition can become boring and tiring.C. It changes unpredictably and offers a new challenge every moment.D. It is brief and absorbing enough to feel effortless.

5A game designer combines familiar pieces in a way her test group has not encountered before. Which judgment accurately uses novel?A. The arrangement's novelty proves that every player will prefer it.B. The arrangement is novel because it offers a new or unusually original approach.C. The arrangement is novel only if it appears inside a long fictional book.D. The arrangement is novel because it exactly repeats the group's standard game.

6A restaurant lets diners help select the evening's music, departing from its usual fixed playlist. Why is this approach unconventional?A. It proves that diners will make better choices than staff every time.B. It must be illegal because it changes an established habit.C. It has been the restaurant's unchanged routine for many years.D. It differs from the customary method or accepted expectation in that setting.

7A photographer's portfolio contains one remarkable series of portraits reflected in raindrops, unlike the work surrounding it. What supports describing the series as singular?A. It is identical in style and subject to every other series.B. Its unusual, distinctive character makes it stand out.C. It must contain exactly one photograph and no more.D. It is ordinary enough that nobody could distinguish it from the rest.

8A map designer adds clear contrast between paths and background so readers can follow routes more easily. What has the change done?A. Enhanced the map's readability by improving a useful quality.B. Proven that the map contains no possible geographic errors.C. Replaced every route with a decorative pattern unrelated to navigation.D. Reduced readability merely because the map now looks different.

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