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Craft and Structure practice question
The treaty's wording was deliberately ____, allowing each side to tell its citizens it had won the key concessions.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. ambiguousCorrect
- B. explicit
- C. rigid
- D. transparent
Answer: A. ambiguous
Wording that lets two opposing sides each claim victory must be open to more than one reading — 'ambiguous'. 'Deliberately' shows the vagueness was intended.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. explicit
- 'Explicit' means clear and precise. Explicit wording would settle who had won what.
- C. rigid
- 'Rigid' means inflexible. Rigid wording would allow only one interpretation, not two.
- D. transparent
- 'Transparent' means easy to see through; transparent wording would leave nothing to argue about.
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