Craft and StructureVery hardWord for an incidental or secondary matter
Craft and Structure practice question
For the engineers, the bridge's appearance was ____: what mattered was whether it would carry the loads, and the architects were consulted only after the structure had been fixed.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. peripheralCorrect
- B. paramount
- C. intrinsic
- D. contentious
Answer: A. peripheral
Consulted only afterwards; loads were what mattered: appearance was at the edge of their concerns.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. paramount
- Paramount would mean most important — the opposite.
- C. intrinsic
- Intrinsic would mean essential to the structure.
- D. contentious
- Nothing suggests dispute.
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