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Craft and Structure practice question

The staff's response to the new dress code was ____: every rule was followed to the letter, and every rule was made to look faintly ridiculous in the following.

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

  1. A. subversiveCorrect
  2. B. enthusiastic
  3. C. negligent
  4. D. apologetic

Answer: A. subversive

Obeying to the letter in a way that mocks the rule: subversive.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. enthusiastic
Making the rules look ridiculous is not enthusiasm.
C. negligent
Negligence would mean not following the rules; they were followed exactly.
D. apologetic
Nothing about it is apologetic.

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