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Select the correct option: The new rules, though seemingly driven by fiscal necessity, were actually a covert move to ____ dissent under “austerity.”

1. quell
2. impugn
3. swell
4. rebut

Correct answer: quell

Solution

“Quell” means to suppress or put an end to something, which fits the context of suppressing dissent. The other options do not match this meaning.

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