Question

chinese rights defense lawyers are likely to face an increasingly repressive environment in the near future. in the sentence above, repressive has the same or almost the same meaning as: receptive restorative restrictive responsive

Explanation:

"Repressive" means exercising control or authority in a harsh or oppressive way. "Restrictive" implies imposing restrictions or limitations, which is similar in meaning. "Receptive" means open to new ideas; "restorative" relates to restoring; "responsive" means reacting quickly.

Answer:

C. restrictive