Choose the word that best fills the blank.
The two witnesses gave ______ accounts, so the police could not tell who was right.

confidingCorrect answerYour answerconflictingCorrect answerYour answercomfortingCorrect answerYour answerconfessingCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Conflicting accounts disagree, which is why the police could not tell who was right.

Worth noting

Confiding means telling secrets, and it only shares the first letters.

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Choose the word that best fills the blank.The two witnesses gave ______ accounts, so the police could not tell who was right.