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Set 9 of 246 / Words 65-72 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1After repeated setbacks to a difficult restoration project, a craft worker faces the remaining problems with courage and keeps working thoughtfully through them. What does fortitude describe?A. Refusal to recognize any evidence that a method needs changing.B. Strength and courage in facing the sustained difficulty.C. A complete absence of concern about the work's outcome.D. Certainty that every plan will succeed without alteration.

2A collector loves a new set but buys only the items that fit a planned budget, resisting the urge to buy everything. What shows temperance?A. A belief that any purchase is automatically excessive.B. No interest whatsoever in the collection.C. Moderation and self-restraint in the purchase.D. Uncontrolled spending justified only afterward.

3A product team is criticized for being insular. Which practice most warrants the criticism?A. It studies competing designs before choosing its approach.B. It invites an unfamiliar specialist to challenge its assumptions.C. It accepts ideas only from its own members and dismisses all outside feedback.D. It compares customer feedback from several different regions.

4Which restaurant review reveals a provincial outlook?A. This unfamiliar dish has a flavor I would like to understand.B. Although new to me, the meal was well balanced and thoughtfully prepared.C. The preparation differs from ours, so I asked the cook about its purpose.D. Food unlike what our town serves cannot possibly be good.

5Most local bakeries shape this celebration bread into rings. A new bakery follows that established method. Why call the shape conventional?A. It follows a commonly accepted local practice.B. It necessarily uses the oldest recipe in existence.C. It challenges the established local shape.D. It must be superior because many people use it.

6A cooking school teaches students to plan meals around shared ingredients rather than isolated recipes, then applies that model across courses. What is the paradigm?A. A guarantee that the framework suits every imaginable meal.B. A rule that no alternative approach may ever be considered.C. The organizing framework used to approach meal planning.D. One ingredient left accidentally on a counter.

7A game developed for one household becomes meaningful to players with very different backgrounds because its central choices remain recognizable. What does it transcend?A. The boundaries of its original household setting.B. The need for any rules or shared understanding.C. The fact that it was created at a particular time.D. Every possible difference between all players.

8A guide describes a quintessential alpine chalet. Which description best supports the label within the guide's stated type: timber walls, steep roofs, and deep balconies?A. A flat-roofed concrete cube with no balcony.B. An underground dwelling without a visible roof or exterior walls.C. A glass tower whose design deliberately rejects local building features.D. A building with timber walls, a steep roof, and a broad projecting balcony.

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