Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
Some people think that the credit card culture encourages people to shop compulsively and merely ______ debts.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The most appropriate word to fill in the blank is accumulate.
- Accumulate means to gather or pile up over time.
- Formulate means to create or devise (a plan or theory).
- Stimulate means to excite or rouse to activity.
- Simulate means to give the appearance or effect of something, especially something not actually present.