Select the most more appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Divisha cleverly ________ all the questions posed to her.

parried

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is parried.

The word "parried" means to deflect or evade a question or attack. In this context, it is the most accurate word to describe how Divish cleverly avoided answering the questions that were posed to her. She did not challenge the questions, deny them, or refuse to answer them. She simply parried them, or deflected them, with clever answers that did not give away any information.

The other options are not as appropriate.

• Challenged means to question or dispute something. Divish did not challenge the questions that were posed to her. She simply avoided answering them.
• Denied means to say that something is not true. Divish did not deny the questions that were posed to her. She simply avoided answering them.
• Refused means to say that you will not do something. Divish did not refuse to answer the questions that were posed to her. She simply avoided answering them.