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This is a question that relies on relationships to deduce the correct answers. While is a context clue that tells you that the first half of the sentence will sit in relation and opposite to the second half. The will enumerated, or listed, the man's many wrongdoings. One may extol (praise) or concoct (make up) wrongdoings in certain situations, but a quick scan of the phrasing and answer choices for blank (iii) tells you that you want a word that might counter the children's grief (even if it fails). Praising or concocting one's wrongdoings usually causes distress to family members. For blank (ii) you want a term related to the will's enumeration, or veracity (truthfulness).
Turpitude (depravity) relates to the man's wrongdoings, but it is the will here that is the subject. Ingenuity means cleverness and does not fit the context. For the last blank, mollify is to soothe, something highly applicable to grief. Mitigate is close in meaning—to lessen in intensity—but it does not strongly follow the opposites drawn in the sentence or fit so closely with grief and is therefore a lesser choice. Inure, or to harden or habituate something, does not fit the context.



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