Directions(Q.9 to Q.10 ):

Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in passage.

Foreclosure

Foreclosure means Legal process by which a lender cancels (forecloses) a borrower’s right of redemption of the mortgaged property through a court order (called foreclosure order).

Preclude means prevent from happening; make impossible.

Legalize means make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law.

Deprive means prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.

Allow means let (someone) have or do something

Hence allow will be the exact opposite of foreclosure.