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Before consenting to the revised terms, the coalition's bargaining
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Before consenting to the revised terms, the coalition's bargaining unit demanded substantial modifications to management's offer, signaling that they would ________ absolutely no concessions.
| Two Answers |
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| A. divulge |
| B. spurn |
| C. countenance | D. brook | E. foreswear |
| F. assess |
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Re: Before consenting to the revised terms, the coalition's bargaining
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21 May 2026, 04:00
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The bargaining unit demanded changes before consenting. The phrase "would _______ absolutely no concessions" signals an absolute refusal to accept anything less than full modification. The blank requires a verb meaning to tolerate, accept, or permit - one that, when negated, communicates refusal.
The correct pair must be tight synonyms that both mean "to tolerate or put up with."
- A. divulge - To reveal or make known. Does not mean to tolerate. Incorrect.
- B. spurn - To reject with disdain or contempt. This is the double-negative trap. "Would spurn no concessions" would mean would reject no concessions - i.e., would accept all of them. This is the opposite of what the sentence requires. Incorrect.
- C. countenance - To tolerate, permit, or admit as acceptable. "Would countenance no concessions" means would not tolerate any concessions. Correct.
- D. brook - To tolerate, endure, or put up with (often used in negative constructions: "brook no dissent," "brook no delay"). "Would brook no concessions" means would not tolerate any concessions. This produces a sentence virtually identical in meaning to the one with "countenance." Correct.
- E. foreswear - To renounce or swear off (one's own actions or allegiances). Does not mean to tolerate, and the object is typically something one renounces for oneself, not external concessions. Incorrect.
- F. assess - To evaluate or examine. Does not mean to tolerate. Incorrect.
The correct pair must be tight synonyms that both mean "to tolerate or put up with."
- A. divulge - To reveal or make known. Does not mean to tolerate. Incorrect.
- B. spurn - To reject with disdain or contempt. This is the double-negative trap. "Would spurn no concessions" would mean would reject no concessions - i.e., would accept all of them. This is the opposite of what the sentence requires. Incorrect.
- C. countenance - To tolerate, permit, or admit as acceptable. "Would countenance no concessions" means would not tolerate any concessions. Correct.
- D. brook - To tolerate, endure, or put up with (often used in negative constructions: "brook no dissent," "brook no delay"). "Would brook no concessions" means would not tolerate any concessions. This produces a sentence virtually identical in meaning to the one with "countenance." Correct.
- E. foreswear - To renounce or swear off (one's own actions or allegiances). Does not mean to tolerate, and the object is typically something one renounces for oneself, not external concessions. Incorrect.
- F. assess - To evaluate or examine. Does not mean to tolerate. Incorrect.
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