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Which word completes the text with the most logical and precise meaning?

Cevap:Although the treaty between the two warring city-states was celebrated as a historic achievement, modern historians argue that the peace was actually quite 【tenuous】. The agreement failed to address the underlying territorial disputes, and within a few years, minor border skirmishes reignited full-scale conflict.

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The correct answer is a word meaning weak, fragile, or unstable, such as 'tenuous', 'fragile', or 'precarious'.
The correct answer must describe a peace that was weak, unstable, or easily broken, as indicated by the fact that the agreement failed to address underlying disputes and minor skirmishes quickly reignited full-scale conflict. Words like 'tenuous', 'fragile', or 'precarious' fit this context precisely.

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Analyze the context clues in the passage.
The passage establishes a contrast using the word 'although' between the celebrated nature of the treaty and the actual quality of the peace, which failed to address underlying disputes and lasted only a few years before conflict resumed.
Identifying the relationship between the ideas helps determine the meaning needed for the blank.
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Determine the meaning of the missing word.
The missing word must describe a peace that was weak, unstable, or easily broken. Words like 'tenuous', 'fragile', or 'precarious' fit this meaning.
This aligns with the description of a peace that was quickly disrupted by minor skirmishes.

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