Select the correct option: The reforms, while ostensibly motivated by economic…
2025
Select the correct option:
The reforms, while ostensibly motivated by economic exigencies, were in effect a veiled attempt to ____ dissent
under the guise of austerity.
- A.
quell
- B.
swell
- C.
rebut
- D.
impugn
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Correct answer: A
'Quell' means suppress or put an end to. It correctly fits the phrase 'quell dissent'.