Craft and StructureHardWord for a fresco worn by time
Craft and Structure practice question
Although the fresco had ____ badly over four centuries of damp, its outlines could still be traced by a trained eye.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. deterioratedCorrect
- B. flourished
- C. endured
- D. expanded
Answer: A. deteriorated
Damp and centuries: decay.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. flourished
- Flourished would mean thrived.
- C. endured
- Endured would not need 'although'.
- D. expanded
- Frescoes do not expand.
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