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Craft and Structure practice question

The new manager's ____ style, marked by long silences and terse emails, unsettled a team used to constant discussion.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. reticentCorrect
  2. B. effusive
  3. C. erratic
  4. D. lenient

Answer: A. reticent

Silences and terse emails: reticent.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. effusive
The opposite.
C. erratic
Nothing erratic about consistent silence.
D. lenient
Leniency is not described.

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