The Civil Rights Act was needed to ______ some ethnic groups.

The Civil Rights Act was needed to ______ some ethnic groups.
A、induce
B、enlarge
C、seduce
D、empower
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：句意为：少数民族需要公民权利法案来赋予他们权力。empower 授权，允许，使能够；induce 诱导，引诱；enlarge 扩大，使增大；seduce 引诱，诱惑。