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

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Rather than spend the windfall at once, the council took the ____ course of setting half of it aside for the repairs it knew were coming.

Accepted Answer

A. prudent. Saving for known future costs instead of spending immediately is careful, sensible planning — 'prudent'.

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B. reckless — 'Reckless' describes spending it all at once, the course NOT taken.

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C. unusual — Nothing says the choice was rare, only that it was wise.

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D. generous — Setting money aside isn't an act of generosity.

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