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Craft and StructureVery hardWord for treaty language open to two readings

Craft and Structure practice question

The treaty's language is ____ on the one point that later caused a war: it grants the river without saying which of the two channels is meant.

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

  1. A. ambiguousCorrect
  2. B. emphatic
  3. C. verbose
  4. D. archaic

Answer: A. ambiguous

Two channels, one word.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. emphatic
Emphasis would name the channel.
C. verbose
Length is not the point.
D. archaic
Age is not the point.

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