Words in Context

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The treaty had been carefully phrased to admit several interpretations, a feature its drafters considered an advantage. Each signatory could assure its citizens, with some honesty, that the document said what they had hoped to hear.

As used in the text, what does the word "admit" most nearly mean?

  • A

    confess

  • B

    allow as possible

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  • C

    concede defeat

  • D

    let in

Explanation

The treaty's wording allows several interpretations to be possible; "admit" means to allow or permit, not to confess, physically let in, or concede.

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