Question

As if to underscore his lack of ________ in financial policy, he briefly roiled currency markets on Thursday by saying at the press conference that the yen should be weaker, a comment taken by traders as meaning the government may intervene to drive down the currency’s value.

Source: New York Times
withdrawal
contraption
experience
desperation plzz help

Answer 1

Well withdrawal just doesn't make sense.

Contraptions are cool mechanical devices.

Experience has to be the answer. It also makes sense because the sentence is saying some trait this person lacks caused him to do a bad thing. not having experience is a bad thing