medium · Enhanced ACT english
By the 1970s the pier's iron pilings had rusted through in several places. Rather than demolish the landmark, the city reduced the weakened columns with steel sleeves and fresh concrete, extending the pier's life by decades.
In the underlined word 'reduced,' which choice most precisely conveys the intended meaning?
- NO CHANGE
- Reinforced
- Diminished
- Lessened
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