Question

The closing of the two suburban fire deapartment sparked a vociferous-----that was only----- when the mayor agreed to reopen them.
A) jubilation.. soothed
B) rebellion... assuaged
C) debate... accelerated
D) denial... modified
E) conflagration... intensified

Answer 1

B makes sense

Answer 2

maybe C

Answer 3

Jubilation = exaltation, great happiness, so it doesn't fit.
Debate would work, but with the mayor agreeing to undo his wrong, it can't accelerate. It should be soothing down.
Denial also doesn't work, and conflagration means a big, destructive fire.

So it's B. ( To assuage means to ease or mitigate )

Answer 4

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