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rendering and embellishment The second blank is an easy place to start, and refers to a quality that the realist movement in art did not have. The clue for the second blank is idealization or romantic subjectivity. The transition word similarly indicates that realism… in literature can be compared to the realist movement in art, so recycle “idealization” as a word for the second blank. Choices (D) and (F)— vulgarity, intrusion— can be eliminated because they don’t match “idealization,” so the correct answer for the second blank is (E), embellishment. Now look at the first blank, which refers to what the realist movement in art intended to do to natural forms. The clue for the first blank is describe… without idealization or romantic subjectivity. Again, the transition word similarly indicates that realism… in literature can be compared to the realist movement in art, so recycle “describe” as a word for the first blank. Choices (A) and (C)— obfuscation, adulteration— can be eliminated because they refer to some kind of distortion of a reality, so the correct answer for the first blank is (B), rendering. The correct answer is (B) and (E).