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    Question

    Each sentence has one blank. Choose the most

    appropriate word to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The regulator’s intervention was intended to ______ excessive risk-taking in the financial sector.
    A restrain Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B amplify Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C encourage Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D justify Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Legitimise Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    “Restrain” correctly conveys limiting or controlling risky behaviour. • Restrain – to control or limit something. • Legitimise – to make something lawful or acceptable. • Amplify – to increase the intensity or magnitude of something. • Encourage – to promote or support an activity. • Justify – to show something to be reasonable or acceptable.

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