Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets.
Finally a decision was taken after some heated （ ）.(argue)
【正确答案】：ARGUMENT
【题目解析】：
本题考查的是常见动词的名词。
由some可知，空缺处应填名词，argue的名词形式是argument意为“争论、争吵”，heated意为“激烈的”。
句意：(我们)经过激烈的争论后终于作出了决定。