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Floodwaters had already breached the librarys walls, but hopeful volu
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28 Dec 2022, 12:10
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Floodwaters had already breached the library’s walls, but hopeful volunteers in hip boots worked tirelessly to _________ the damage.
| Two Answers |
|---|
| A. exacerbate |
| B. ameliorate |
| C. recant | D. forfeit | E. recount |
| F. mitigate |
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30 Dec 2022, 05:00
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Floodwaters had already entered the library, but the “hopeful” volunteers are working anyway—they hope to limit the damage. “Ameliorate” and “mitigate” both have the sense of making something better without completely solving it. Note that “exacerbate” means the opposite (to make worse), and “recant” and “forfeit” are negative words that don’t fit the sentence (you could “recant” your former statements and “forfeit” an athletic competition, for instance). Finally, “recount” means to narrate and nothing in the sentence suggests that the volunteers were discussing the damage to the library
Floodwaters had already entered the library, but the “hopeful” volunteers are working anyway—they hope to limit the damage. “Ameliorate” and “mitigate” both have the sense of making something better without completely solving it. Note that “exacerbate” means the opposite (to make worse), and “recant” and “forfeit” are negative words that don’t fit the sentence (you could “recant” your former statements and “forfeit” an athletic competition, for instance). Finally, “recount” means to narrate and nothing in the sentence suggests that the volunteers were discussing the damage to the library
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