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PSAT/NMSQT Exam Prep

Category - Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test Prep

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Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

Some people thought that her campaign would sour the fight for women’s voting rights.

sour
excite
strengthen
hurt

Explanation

Answer: D - The best choice is “hurt”

“Sour” is most associated with “taste,” but can mean something that becomes bitter or unpleasant. “Excite” and “strengthen” have opposite connotations. “Hurt,” which can mean to damage or to cause adverse affects, conveys a more appropriate meaning in context with the other words in the sentence.

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