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Set 90 of 246 / Words 713-720 of 1964. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A podcast host discovers that a quoted statement was attributed to the wrong person. Which announcement is a retraction?A. Repeat the original attribution more confidently without checking it.B. Quietly change an unrelated episode title and say nothing about the statement.C. Withdraw the earlier attribution explicitly and state the verified attribution in its place.D. Praise the audience's curiosity without identifying the incorrect claim.

2After completing a cross-country train trip, travelers examine their earlier booking choices and recognize which connections were too tight. Which phrase fits?A. Without reflection, they are systematically reviewing each completed connection.B. In retrospect, they can assess the past choices using what they learned during the journey.C. At random, they are refusing to consider any part of the journey.D. In advance, they are recalling events that have not yet taken place.

3A town creates an annual reading of local stories to mark the reopening of its old library. What would it mean to commemorate that reopening?A. Prevent residents from making any later change to the library.B. Prove that every story read aloud describes a verified historical fact.C. Honor the memory of the event through a recurring observance.D. Treat the reopening as something nobody should remember.

4Which display functions as a tribute to the volunteers who restored a town footbridge?A. A timetable lists bus departures without referring to the restoration or its workers.B. A notice gives the current weather without mentioning any person or achievement.C. An invoice requests payment for an unrelated delivery.D. A small sculpture bears an inscription expressing admiration and thanks for the volunteers' work.

5A literary society wants to bestow an honorary title on a respected translator. Which action completes that intention?A. Ask the translator to hide the society's existing records.B. Merely discuss possible titles without giving any of them.C. Borrow the translator's title temporarily for an unrelated event.D. Formally confer the title on the translator as an honor.

6A musician speaks about a teacher's work with profound respect and treats the teacher's old scores with exceptional care. Which attitude is suggested?A. Scorn for someone considered beneath serious attention.B. Indifference to whether the scores are preserved or understood.C. A guarantee that the musician agrees with every choice the teacher ever made.D. Reverence for the teacher and the work.

7A new hotel lobby has curved windows and a tiled floor that bring a traveler's childhood station to mind. What does reminiscent mean here?A. The lobby cannot share any feature with the place she remembers.B. The traveler has proved that the architect visited her childhood station.C. The lobby suggests or recalls that earlier place without being identical to it.D. The lobby must literally be the same building transported to a new location.

8An artist enters a studio where fresh oil paint and wood shavings produce a strong, distinctive smell. Which description uses redolent correctly?A. The studio is redolent because the door number was recently changed.B. The studio is redolent because its lights have become brighter.C. The studio is redolent only if nobody can detect any scent.D. The studio is redolent of paint and newly cut wood.

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