Question

    In the following sentence, there is a blank space.

    Below this, there are four options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.  The UN threatened to ____________ economic sanctions if the talks were broken off.
    A invoke Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B broke Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C investigates Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D highlighted Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The word ‘invoke’ means ‘to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action’. The UN threatened to invoke economic sanctions if the talks were broken off.

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