Craft and StructureVery hardWord for silence that fails to stop rumours
Craft and Structure practice question
The minister's silence, rather than ____ the rumours, only fed them: every day without a denial was taken as confirmation.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. quellingCorrect
- B. spreading
- C. confirming
- D. inventing
Answer: A. quelling
The opposite of feeding rumours is quelling them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. spreading
- Spreading is what the silence did.
- C. confirming
- Confirming is close to what happened, not its opposite.
- D. inventing
- Silence invents nothing.
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