Craft and StructureHardWord for a deliberately vague statement
Craft and Structure practice question
Asked when the road would reopen, the council's reply was ____: 'in due course, subject to conditions', which committed it to nothing.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. evasiveCorrect
- B. precise
- C. candid
- D. emphatic
Answer: A. evasive
Committed to nothing: evasive.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. precise
- 'In due course' is the opposite of precise.
- C. candid
- Candid means frank.
- D. emphatic
- Emphatic means forceful, and the reply is anything but.
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