Directions: In the following sentence a word is in brackets. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the bracketed word from the four words listed below.

He spent most of his years (debunking) politicians.

Debunking means exposing or revealing the falseness of something, particularly claims or exaggerated statements. In this context, it refers to revealing the truth behind politicians' claims. 'Exposing' correctly captures this meaning of bringing truth to light. 'Cheating' and 'threatening' are not accurate, while 'pacifying' means to calm - the opposite of exposing.