Choose the word that best fills the blank.
The minister's reply was ______: it avoided saying yes or no.

non-compliantCorrect answerYour answernon-conformistCorrect answerYour answernon-committalCorrect answerYour answernon-existentCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

A non-committal reply does not show what the speaker thinks, which is what avoiding yes or no means.

Worth noting

Non-existent would mean there was no reply at all, but the sentence says he replied.

Concept: The word the sentence needs: "non-committal"
Typical timeTypical: 40 s
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Choose the word that best fills the blank.The minister's reply was ______: it avoided saying yes or no.

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Choose the word that best fills the blank.
The minister's reply was ______: it avoided saying yes or no.