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24 Mar 2021, 22:34
PART 1:The novel, once widely banned for what was thought of as ___________ subject matter,
PART 2: is now accepted and even celebrated for the passages that contain salacious details about a love affair.
In this question, part 2 supports part 1.
Salacious =>having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.
Hence, blank => salacious or something similar in meaning.
Salutary: (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial
Salubrious :health-giving; healthy.
Macabre: disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.
Prurient : having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others.
Unwholesome: not characterized by or conducive to health or moral well-being.
Nightmarish: of the nature of a nightmare; very frightening or unpleasant.
The best options satisfying the blank is : UNWHOLESOME and PRURIENT