His project was merely meant to stall the road construction in the village.

ignore
begin
obstruct
evade

The correct answer is C. obstruct.

To obstruct something means to block it or make it difficult to do. In this case, the project was meant to make it difficult to build the road.

The other options are incorrect because they do not mean to block or make something difficult to do.

  • A. ignore: to not pay attention to something.
  • B. begin: to start something.
  • D. evade: to avoid something.