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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?

  1. A. circumventCorrect
  2. B. enforce
  3. C. endorse
  4. 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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