Craft and StructureVery hardWord for making something appear less serious
Craft and Structure practice question
The report ____ the flooding risk, describing a street that has been under water three times in a decade as 'occasionally affected by surface water'.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. understatesCorrect
- B. exaggerates
- C. measures
- D. eliminates
Answer: A. understates
Three floods called 'occasionally affected': understates.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. exaggerates
- The opposite.
- C. measures
- Not measuring.
- D. eliminates
- A report cannot remove a risk.
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