Craft and StructureEasy–MediumWord for being made worse over time
Craft and Structure practice question
The footbridge's timbers have ____ since the last inspection, and two of the planks now flex underfoot.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. deterioratedCorrect
- B. improved
- C. hardened
- D. vanished
Answer: A. deteriorated
Planks flexing: deteriorated.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. improved
- The opposite.
- C. hardened
- Hardened planks would not flex.
- D. vanished
- They are still there.
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