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Which words would be the closest to the meaning of the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph?

We tried to get permission to begin building our new library. But some of the city council members tried to bog down our efforts. It seems they wanted to use the money to build a swimming pool instead.

bog, n. swamp, marsh, mire
v. delay, limit, defeat

Select the two correct answers.

A delay

B limit

C marsh

D swamp