Question

read this passage from the article: government agencies then tried to force these defeated nations to forego and forget their languages, cultures, traditions, and religious practices. ultimately, such efforts to suppress the history and heritage of indigenous peoples were unsuccessful. and in recent decades, they have mounted a major cultural comeback. in this passage, the word suppress means ______ a. to appraise b. to illuminate c. to originate d. to extinguish

Explanation:

The passage describes government agencies trying to make defeated nations and indigenous peoples give up their languages, cultures, etc. "Suppress" here means to stop or put an end to these aspects, similar to "extinguish". "Appraise" means to evaluate, "illuminate" means to light - up or clarify, and "originate" means to start or create, none of which fit the context as well as "extinguish".

Answer:

D. to extinguish