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Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a biographer who forgives

Craft and Structure practice question

The biographer is ____ toward her subject's failings, noting each one and then explaining why, in the circumstances, it was forgivable.

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

  1. A. indulgentCorrect
  2. B. unfamiliar
  3. C. obsessed
  4. D. brusque

Answer: A. indulgent

Noting, then forgiving.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. unfamiliar
She notes each failing, so she knows them.
C. obsessed
Forgiving is not obsession.
D. brusque
Explaining at length is not brusque.

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