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Craft and StructureVery hardWord for careful, exact work

Craft and Structure practice question

The restorer's ____ removal of the varnish, a square centimetre at a time under a microscope, took eleven months.

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

  1. A. painstakingCorrect
  2. B. hasty
  3. C. careless
  4. D. reluctant

Answer: A. painstaking

A square centimetre at a time for eleven months: painstaking.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. hasty
Eleven months at that pace is the opposite of hasty.
C. careless
Microscope work is not careless.
D. reluctant
Nothing suggests unwillingness.

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