Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a cursory treatment
Craft and Structure practice question
The report's treatment of the flood risk is ____: two sentences, no data, and a promise to 'revisit the question in future'.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. perfunctoryCorrect
- B. exhaustive
- C. meticulous
- D. impartial
Answer: A. perfunctory
Two sentences and no data: done as a formality, without care.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. exhaustive
- Exhaustive would mean thorough — the opposite.
- C. meticulous
- Meticulous also means careful.
- D. impartial
- Impartial is about fairness, not thoroughness.
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