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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?

  1. A. irreparableCorrect
  2. B. exaggerated
  3. C. temporary
  4. 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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