Direction: Choose the word which is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage.
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RAISED
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- developed
- suppressed
- accelerated
- disappeared
- developed
Correct Option: B
Raise (Verb) means (i) to lift or move something to a higher level.
(ii) to increase the amount or level of something. Considering the meaning the word riased conveys in the passage, we can choose suppressed.