Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate word given in the options.

The song was banned on the grounds that it might ____________ trouble.

  1. explode

  2. apprehend

  3. pry

  4. foment
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Foment means to stir up or instigate trouble, making it the only word that logically fits the context of something that could cause trouble leading to a ban. Explode is literal for bombs, apprehend means to arrest, and pry means to inquire nosily.

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