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Craft and StructureHardWord for accounts that cannot both be true

Craft and Structure practice question

The two eyewitness accounts of the battle are ____: one says the bridge held all day, the other that it fell within the first hour.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. irreconcilableCorrect
  2. B. corroborating
  3. C. exhaustive
  4. D. contemporary

Answer: A. irreconcilable

Both cannot be true.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. corroborating
Corroborating accounts agree.
C. exhaustive
Exhaustive is about completeness.
D. contemporary
Contemporary is about date.

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