Craft and StructureVery hardWord for reducing tension
Craft and Structure practice question
The mayor's decision to attend the protest in person, and to listen rather than speak, did much to ____ a confrontation that had seemed inevitable.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. defuseCorrect
- B. provoke
- C. publicise
- D. prolong
Answer: A. defuse
Listening in person headed off a confrontation: defused it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. provoke
- Provoking would bring the confrontation on.
- C. publicise
- Publicising is not what the sentence describes.
- D. prolong
- Prolonging would keep it going.
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