CR BB p739 #6 Question

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<p>On the verge of financial collapse, the museum was granted a -----, receiving a much-needed ----- of cash in the form of a government loan.</p>

<p>(a) reprieve…infusion
(b) deferment…inducement
(c) rebate…advance
(d) hearing…security
(e) procurement…account</p>

<p>(answer is A)
I looked up all of the words…I kinda see why (a) works as an answer choice. But maybe because I’m living in now-Obama-times, to me “rebate” sounds like something you give people struggling with money, and you ask your boss for an advance when you need money. LOL I was between A and C, going this is a difficult question, so rebate/advance can’t be…</p>

<p>But is there a more vocabulary/definition reason why A is better than C?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>A rebate is a partial return of funds to the buyer after a purchase.The museum can’t receive a rebate because it didn’t purchase anything.</p>

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<p>exactly on Rebate</p>

<p>and … even if ADVANCE were correct the term is CASH ADVANCE–more commonly used than advance of cash…tipoff here is ALSO the sense of dire circumstance…collapse…death…\kaput…the end</p>

<p>hence</p>

<p>REPRIEVE…</p>

<p>at the midnight hour I am certain…lol</p>