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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?

  1. A. deterioratedCorrect
  2. B. flourished
  3. C. endured
  4. 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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