Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
The organizers of the event were preoccupied with thoughts of how to draw a large enough crowd to warrant the expenses that were already start to mount. But, prior to those worries being given significant consideration, there was a ____ concern that the weather for the event would be poor, given that it was set to be held in the midst of the rainy season.
The correct answer is (D).
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There’s cool nerdy stuff to get in to here. Please note the friendly use of the word “nerdy” for two reasons….
Ok, having given everyone time to make the powerful choice to exit, let’s get in it.
It’s unlikely that we’ll see the prefix “ante-” much, but a knowledge of it would assist us here in selecting (D). We could see “prior” as a quotable clue to bridge us to the idea of something happening before.
We can make a connection via the ante in “antecedent”.
We are not concerned about the “a” that is right before the blank, as this is not something the test writers have historically messed about with.(If you’re not sure of what we’re talking about, we’re always excited to hear from you.)
We do not make a connection between “fastidious” and “fast”.
We could potentially see “passionate” as an example of a stretched/sort of wrong answer.
As a final bonus, care to make a comment about the word “deleterious”?