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Craft and Structure practice question
The architect's ____ style, all plain surfaces and bare concrete, was mocked at first and copied within a decade.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. austereCorrect
- B. ornate
- C. derivative
- D. whimsical
Answer: A. austere
Plain surfaces, bare concrete: austere.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. ornate
- The opposite.
- C. derivative
- It was copied, so it was not derivative.
- D. whimsical
- Bare concrete is not whimsical.
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