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?
- A. indulgentCorrect
- B. unfamiliar
- C. obsessed
- 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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