Craft and StructureHardWord for lukewarm praise
Craft and Structure practice question
The critic's praise was ____; she called the novel 'competent' and 'readable' and nothing more.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. tepidCorrect
- B. effusive
- C. unqualified
- D. misplaced
Answer: A. tepid
'Competent' and nothing more: tepid.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. effusive
- Effusive praise gushes.
- C. unqualified
- Unqualified praise has no reservations.
- D. misplaced
- Misplaced would mean undeserved, which the text does not say.
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