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Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The government took some drastic measures against reckless drivers to be able to decrease the number of traffic accidents.

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Moderate
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Compromising
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Radical
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Sensible
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Wild
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Solution

The correct option is C Radical
'Drastic' means likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.
"a drastic reduction of staffing levels"
In this context, drastic means radical. So, the Government took some drastic measures means that the government took some radical measures. So, option C is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the correct answer.

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