Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicised bold part of the sentence:
The new government decided to rescind most of the decisions of its predecessor.

rectify

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modify

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revoke

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reconsider

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Solution

The correct option is B revoke
Option C: 'Rescind' means 'revoke, cancel or annul'.
'Revoke' means 'officially cancel'.
This word means the same as the given italicised word. Hence, option C is correct.
Option A: 'Rectify' means 'put right, correct'.
Option B: 'Modify' means 'make partial or minor changes to'.
Option D: 'Reconsider' means 'consider something again'.
These words do not mean the same as the given word 'rescind'.
So, options A, B and D are wrong.

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