Answer: Option D. -> since
Answer: (d)

Answer: Option B. -> agree
Answer: (b)

Answer: Option C. -> out
Answer: (c)

Answer: Option E. -> flummoxed
Answer: (e)To flummox is to confuse, perplex, bewilder.

Answer: Option D. -> watching
Answer: (d)

Answer: Option C. -> turned up
Answer: (c)

Answer: Option A. -> Ballooned
Answer: (a)Meaning: Ballooned - Increase rapidly, Blossomed - to become healthier, Mitigate - to make something less serious, Bundled - to tie a number of things together, Segregated - to separate things from the rest “Being the highest of all time” in the end of the sentence highlights that the sentence shows an increase. “Blossomed and bundled” make no sense for this sentence, as funds can’t be Blossomed or bundled. From the remaining words, “Mitigate and Segregate” have similar meaning i.e. to reduce, separate respectively. “Ballooned” which refers to “an increase” suits to the message of the sentence.

Answer: Option D. -> opening
Answer: (d)

Answer: Option C. -> conscientious
Answer: (c)

Answer: Option B. -> has
Answer: (b)