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Craft and Structure practice question

The historian is ____ in her use of the diaries, quoting them only where two other sources agree with them.

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

  1. A. circumspectCorrect
  2. B. lavish
  3. C. credulous
  4. D. dismissive

Answer: A. circumspect

Quoting only with corroboration.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. lavish
Lavish use would quote freely.
C. credulous
Credulous would trust without checking.
D. dismissive
She uses them, with care.

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