Which option best completes the sentence: After careful review, the board chose to ______ the proposal.

• A. Consider
• B. Support
• C. Repudiate
• D. Improve

Answer: (C)

The action being tested is choosing a verb that shows a formal, decisive stance after evaluating a proposal. After careful review, the board chose to repudiate the proposal. Repudiate means to reject or deny the validity of something in a formal way, conveying a clear and final judgment rather than mere consideration or tentative backing. It fits the tone of a committee that has completed its evaluation and decided the proposal should be rejected. The other options don’t align as well: consider would imply continuing to think or evaluate, support would express endorsement, and improve would suggest making changes rather than rejecting.