In the cloze passage, the word that fits blank (95) 'the possibility of them ___ or hurting us' is:

1. Pair with 'or hurting us' — both verbs must denote harmful actions. 2. 'Blaming', 'furthering', 'alarming' don't pair semantically with 'hurting' as a parallel hostile action. 3. 'Tricking' fits — deceiving paired with hurting reads naturally. _Source: KMAT Karnataka 2023 PYQ Q.15_