Craft and StructureVery hardVerb fixed by 'rather than confront the rule'
Craft and Structure practice question
Rather than confront the rule directly, the company sought to ____ it by moving its operations to a region where the rule did not apply.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. circumventCorrect
- B. enforce
- C. endorse
- D. draft
Answer: A. circumvent
Getting around a rule by moving beyond its reach is to 'circumvent' it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. enforce
- 'Enforce' means to make a rule obeyed, the opposite of dodging it.
- C. endorse
- 'Endorse' means to approve, which the company's move doesn't suggest.
- D. draft
- 'Draft' means to write; the rule already exists.
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