Craft and StructureVery hardWord for something that persists despite efforts
Craft and Structure practice question
Despite two centuries of drainage schemes, the marsh has proved ____, returning within a decade each time the pumps were switched off.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. resilientCorrect
- B. fragile
- C. profitable
- D. invisible
Answer: A. resilient
Returning every time the pumps stop: it recovers from every attempt to remove it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. fragile
- Fragile is the opposite of what keeps coming back.
- C. profitable
- Profit is not discussed.
- D. invisible
- A returning marsh is plainly visible.
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