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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The lawyer tried to IMPUGN the witness's credibility."

  1. call into question
  2. vouch for
  3. impute
  4. impound

Answer

A. call into question

Solution

IMPUGN means "to dispute the truth or honesty of," so the closest in meaning is "call into question."

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