Craft and StructureVery hardWord for being widespread within a group
Craft and Structure practice question
The habit of leaving the door on the latch is so ____ in the village that a locked door is taken as a sign that something is wrong.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. pervasiveCorrect
- B. unusual
- C. controversial
- D. recent
Answer: A. pervasive
So general that its absence is a signal: pervasive.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. unusual
- Unusual is the opposite of a habit whose absence is remarked on.
- C. controversial
- Nothing suggests dispute.
- D. recent
- Recentness is not what makes a locked door a sign.
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