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The historian argues that moral objections were the primary motivation
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The historian argues that moral objections were the primary motivation for the temperance advocates in their campaign to ________ , if not entirely prohibit, the sale of alcoholic beverages.
| Two Answers |
|---|
| A. curtail |
| B. regulate |
| C. condemn | D. endorse | E. circumvent |
| F. curb |
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Re: The historian argues that moral objections were the primary motivation
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Why A and F are correct
Both curtail and curb mean to reduce or restrain the extent of something - they are genuine synonyms in this context, and substituting one for the other produces sentences with identical meaning. The phrase "if not entirely prohibit" confirms the blank names a lesser form of the same restrictive action: not a total ban, but a meaningful reduction.
Both curtail and curb mean to reduce or restrain the extent of something - they are genuine synonyms in this context, and substituting one for the other produces sentences with identical meaning. The phrase "if not entirely prohibit" confirms the blank names a lesser form of the same restrictive action: not a total ban, but a meaningful reduction.
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