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Set 88 of 246 / Words 697-704 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A critic refuses even to inspect a handmade chair because she considers all amateur work beneath her attention. What does disdain describe?A. Her dismissive sense that the work is unworthy of consideration or respect.B. Her honest admission that she lacks time to inspect any item today.C. Her conclusion after carefully measuring a specific structural weakness.D. Her curiosity about what the maker hoped to achieve.

2A fictional narrator repeatedly treats anyone who values money as unworthy of respect. Which interpretation fits contempt in that portrayal?A. A neutral statement that people have different occupations.B. A warm curiosity about how different people make choices.C. A strong feeling that those people deserve little or no respect.D. A careful numerical account of household expenses.

3Which audience response expresses scorn toward a boastful fictional speaker?A. Openly mock his claims with contemptuous laughter.B. Listen without expressing agreement or disagreement.C. Ask politely what evidence supports one of his claims.D. Explain a disagreement calmly without treating him as beneath respect.

4A review says a singer's performance was 'a generous demonstration of how many notes can be missed.' What makes the remark caustic?A. Its neutral measurements avoid every evaluative judgment.B. Its praise is straightforward and entirely sincere.C. Its wording literally corrodes the stage equipment.D. Its criticism is sharply sarcastic and cutting.

5After a printer jams for the fifth time, a character says with a bitter smile, 'How fortunate that this machine never wastes our time.' Which tone is conveyed?A. Neutral, because the words communicate no attitude.B. Jubilant, because the character sincerely celebrates the delay.C. Reverent, because the character expresses deep admiration for the machine.D. Sardonic, because the supposed praise expresses grim or bitter mockery.

6A message congratulates a colleague but repeatedly emphasizes how unexpectedly she was selected, leaving a faint suggestion of envy. What is the undertone?A. The literal volume at which a reader silently looks at the words.B. The subtle envy beneath the main congratulatory message.C. The openly printed date of the colleague's appointment.D. A guarantee that the sender consciously intended every possible implication.

7An independent filmmaker has limited rehearsal time, a noisy location, and several missing props. Which sentence uses contend with correctly?A. She contends with the location by giving it a different title in the credits.B. She must contend with these practical difficulties while preparing the shoot.C. She contends with them only after every obstacle has vanished permanently.D. She contends with the difficulties by proving they never existed.

8Three cafes each want the one available stall at a popular weekend market. Which description uses vie correctly?A. The cafes vie because they happen to use similarly colored menus.B. The cafes vie because each has already been guaranteed a separate stall.C. The cafes vie for the stall by competing eagerly for the same opportunity.D. The cafes vie by deciding that none of them wants a place.

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