Craft and StructureVery hardAdjective fixed by a description of tone
Craft and Structure practice question
The reviewer's praise was so ____ — 'competent', 'adequate', 'not without interest' — that the author took it as an insult.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. tepidCorrect
- B. lavish
- C. scathing
- D. unequivocal
Answer: A. tepid
'Competent' and 'adequate' are lukewarm words; praise that faint is 'tepid'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. lavish
- 'Lavish' praise would be generous and warm, the opposite of 'adequate'.
- C. scathing
- 'Scathing' is harsh criticism, but the words quoted are praise, however weak.
- D. unequivocal
- 'Unequivocal' means clear and unmistakable; 'not without interest' is hedged.
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