Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

It is said that civilised man has ______ about twenty wild animals.

tamed

The correct answer is tamed.

The word tamed means to make something wild less fierce or dangerous. In this sentence, the speaker is saying that civilized man has tamed about twenty wild animals.

The options stunned, staggered, and amazed are not as appropriate because they do not have the same meaning as tamed. For example, the option stunned means to make someone very surprised or confused, but this is not the same as making something wild less fierce or dangerous. The option staggered means to make someone move unsteadily, but this is also not the same as making something wild less fierce or dangerous. The option amazed means to fill someone with wonder or surprise, but this is also not the same as making something wild less fierce or dangerous.