Heavy rainfall in the region has ---- the risk of flooding in low-lying areas.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. heightened

  1. Step 1: Heavy rain raises the chance of floods, and 'heightened' means increased.
Answer
heightened.
Why not the others: eliminated, ignored and postponed don't fit.

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