Question

Choose the word which best fills the blank from the four options given:
A fair-minded person is required to __________ the dispute between the two brothers.

• A. mediate
• B. interrupt
• C. intercept
• D. moderate

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

mediate

'Mediate' means intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.
'Interrupt' means to break the continuity of something.
'Intercept' means obstruct something to prevent from continuing to a destination.
'Moderate' means average in amount.
Here the context is that a fair-minded person is required to think and reconcile the dispute. Therefore, the appropriate option to complete the sentence is - A: meditate
(A fair minded person is required to intervene in a dispute between the two brothers in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.)