Excerpt from --Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address Abraham Lincoln
On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All
dreaded it-all sought to avert it.
What is the meaning of the word avert as it is used in this context?
A)
fight
B)
dislike
prevent
D)
talk about

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