Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:

The new manager was known for giving her team enough _____ to experiment with innovative ideas and make  decisions independently.

latitude

The correct answer is Option (3) → latitude

Latitude means freedom, flexibility, or room to act independently — exactly what the sentence describes.

• Liberality (Option 1): This refers to the quality of being generous or open-minded. While the manager is open-minded, the blank requires a word that means scope or freedom to act, not the quality of being open-minded.

• Lassitude (Option 2): This means a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy. This is the opposite of the active, independent atmosphere described.

• Levity (Option 4): This refers to the treatment of a serious matter with humor or lack of due respect. This is irrelevant to the context of granting independence for decision-making.