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Craft and Structure practice question
The clockmaker is ____: he measures every part twice and will not fit a wheel that is a hair's breadth out.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. meticulousCorrect
- B. careless
- C. impatient
- D. famous
Answer: A. meticulous
Measuring twice, refusing a hair's breadth: meticulous.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. careless
- The opposite.
- C. impatient
- Impatience would skip the second measurement.
- D. famous
- Fame is not described.
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