Quiz 3

Each passage contains context clues designed to guide you toward the correct vocabulary word. Read each one carefully before choosing.

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Question 1

Engineers designed the spacecraft's cushioned landing system to _____ the intense forces experienced during atmospheric reentry, protecting both the crew and the delicate instruments on board.

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The local government introduced rent subsidies to _____ the financial strain on low-income families, many of whom had been spending more than half their earnings on housing costs.

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Astronomers flagged one star in the cluster as _____ because, unlike its neighbors, it had been steadily brightening over several years rather than maintaining constant luminosity.

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The clinical trial produced _____ results: some patients showed measurable improvement while others experienced no change at all, making it difficult for researchers to assess the treatment's overall effectiveness.

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The prototype robot began to _____ what engineers cautiously described as adaptive behavior, slightly adjusting its movements each time it encountered an obstacle in an unfamiliar environment.

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When asked whether he had enjoyed waking up at five in the morning for practice, the swimmer replied that it was "the greatest part of his day," a clearly _____ response that drew laughter from the team.

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The programmer's _____ coding style, full of unusual variable names and unconventional formatting, made her projects function brilliantly but left colleagues struggling to follow her logic.

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Scholars have long noted that periods of rapid technological innovation tend to _____ major shifts in the social order, as new tools alter the way people work, communicate, and organize themselves.

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The intelligence officer made a _____ exchange at the crowded train station, sliding a sealed envelope across the bench without making eye contact with the contact seated beside him.

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Analysts cautioned that the startup's business model rested on several _____ assumptions, including a projection that user growth would continue at triple-digit rates for the next five years.

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