Question

although they are associated strongly with italian cooking, tomatoes are actually ______ to south america. 1 tantamount 2 inimical 3 subservient 4 indigenous

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "tantamount" means equivalent, which doesn't fit the context of origin.
• "inimical" means hostile, irrelevant here.
• "subservient" means obedient, not related to origin.
• "indigenous" means native to a place. Tomatoes are native to South America, so this fits.

Answer:

1. indigenous