Craft and StructureHardWord for preventing something in advance
Craft and Structure practice question
The council closed the beach road before the storm rather than after it, hoping to ____ the rescues that had been needed the previous winter.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. forestallCorrect
- B. commemorate
- C. authorise
- D. prolong
Answer: A. forestall
Acting before the storm to avoid the need for rescues: forestall.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. commemorate
- Commemorating rescues is not a reason to close a road.
- C. authorise
- Authorising rescues is the opposite of avoiding them.
- D. prolong
- Prolonging rescues makes no sense.
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