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Craft and Structure practice question
The word 'selfie' became so ____ within a few years that dictionaries added it long before its critics had finished objecting to it.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. widespreadCorrect
- B. obscure
- C. offensive
- D. technical
Answer: A. widespread
Added to dictionaries in a few years: in wide use.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. obscure
- Obscure words don't get into dictionaries quickly.
- C. offensive
- The critics objected to its novelty, not its offensiveness.
- D. technical
- 'Selfie' is not a technical term.
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