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Craft and Structure practice question

The rise in the town's population was ____ with the opening of the new rail link, though the historian cautions that the two may not be connected.

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

  1. A. coincidentCorrect
  2. B. incompatible
  3. C. synonymous
  4. D. inconsistent

Answer: A. coincident

Two events at the same time, possibly unconnected: coincident.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. incompatible
Incompatible means they couldn't both happen; they did.
C. synonymous
Synonymous means the same in meaning, which doesn't apply to events.
D. inconsistent
Inconsistent would mean they contradict each other.

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