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TAS English QUESTION #10489
Question 1
The editor's ------- cuts trimmed the sprawling manuscript, ------- it from eight hundred pages to a tight three hundred.
  • timid . . expanding
  • ruthless . . reducing✔️
  • gentle . . lengthening
  • sparse . . inflating
Correct Answer Explanation
Aggressive cuts ('ruthless') would be 'reducing' the manuscript's length dramatically.