Craft and StructureHardAdjective fixed by bare furnishings
Craft and Structure practice question
The monastery's rooms were ____ — bare stone walls, a wooden bed, a single candle — in keeping with the order's vow of simplicity.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. austereCorrect
- B. lavish
- C. cluttered
- D. cheerful
Answer: A. austere
Bare, plain and stripped of comfort: 'austere'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. lavish
- 'Lavish' is the opposite of bare walls and a single candle.
- C. cluttered
- Rooms with almost nothing in them are not cluttered.
- D. cheerful
- Nothing in the description suggests cheer; it describes plainness.
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