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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The office promised to RECTIFY the billing error."

  1. correct
  2. ignore
  3. repeat
  4. explain

Answer

A. correct

Solution

RECTIFY means "to put right," so the closest in meaning is "correct."

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