Multiple choice

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: It was her view that the country’s problems had been by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counter-productive.

  1. identified

  2. ascertained

  3. exacerbated

  4. analysed

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The context implies that bringing back foreign technocrats would be counter-productive because they had previously made the country's problems worse. The word exacerbated means to make a problem or bad situation worse, which fits the logical flow of the sentence.