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Craft and StructureHardWord for something that cannot be reversed

Craft and Structure practice question

Once the old orchard is grubbed up for houses, the loss will be ____: the trees took eighty years to reach their size, and no planning permission can grow them back.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. irreversibleCorrect
  2. B. temporary
  3. C. negligible
  4. D. welcome

Answer: A. irreversible

Eighty years to grow, and no permission can restore them: the loss cannot be undone.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. temporary
Temporary is the opposite.
C. negligible
Eighty years of growth is not negligible.
D. welcome
The tone treats the loss as a loss.

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