Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord meaning from context
Craft and Structure practice question
Rather than offering a definitive answer, the report was deliberately ____, leaving several of its central questions open for further study.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. tentativeCorrect
- B. exhaustive
- C. emphatic
- D. conclusive
Answer: A. tentative
'Rather than offering a definitive answer' and 'leaving several questions open' both point to a report that holds back from firm conclusions. 'Tentative' — provisional, not final — captures that.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. exhaustive
- 'Exhaustive' means covering everything thoroughly. A report that leaves central questions open is the opposite of exhaustive.
- C. emphatic
- 'Emphatic' means forceful and definite. The sentence says the report avoided being definitive.
- D. conclusive
- 'Conclusive' means settling the matter. The sentence explicitly contrasts the report with a definitive answer.
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