Craft and StructureVery hardWord for refusing to take a position
Craft and Structure practice question
Deliberately ____, the report offered something to every faction and committed the council to nothing.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. noncommittalCorrect
- B. trenchant
- C. verbose
- D. candid
Answer: A. noncommittal
Committing to nothing: noncommittal.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. trenchant
- A trenchant report would take a sharp position.
- C. verbose
- Length is not the point.
- D. candid
- A candid report would say what it thought.
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