Question

complete the sentence with the word that best fits the overall meaning and tone. fearing the new ten-story building would ______ the otherwise unblemished beachfront, mrs. mcconnell wrote a letter to the citys planning board asking its members to reconsider the project. demolish mar extinguish

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each word:

• "demolish" means to tear down, but the building is new, so it can't demolish the beachfront.
• "mar" means to damage or spoil the appearance of, which fits as the new building might spoil the unblemished beachfront.
• "extinguish" means to put out (like a fire), which doesn't relate to a beachfront's appearance.

Answer:

mar