Craft and StructureVery hardWord for something that cannot be recovered
Craft and Structure practice question
The loss of the parish registers in the 1890 fire is ____: no copy was ever made, and the baptisms and burials of three centuries went with them.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. irreparableCorrect
- B. exaggerated
- C. temporary
- D. welcome
Answer: A. irreparable
No copy, three centuries gone: irreparable.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. exaggerated
- The text confirms the scale.
- C. temporary
- Nothing will bring them back.
- D. welcome
- A loss.
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