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Craft and Structure practice question
Asked whether the bridge would open on time, the engineer was ____, saying only that 'several factors remain outside our control'.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. noncommittalCorrect
- B. emphatic
- C. optimistic
- D. indignant
Answer: A. noncommittal
A vague answer that commits to nothing.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. emphatic
- An emphatic answer would be definite.
- C. optimistic
- Nothing in the answer is hopeful.
- D. indignant
- Nothing suggests anger.
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