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In private, the critic insisted that the novel was seriously [#permalink] New post   19 Nov 2020, 10:52
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In private, the critic insisted that the novel was seriously flawed, citing both its sophomoric premise and lack of structure, but then wrote a review that___________the work.


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A. deprecated
B. extolled
C. complicated
D. celebrated
E. assuaged
F. berated
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Re: In private, the critic insisted that the novel was seriously [#permalink] New post   19 Nov 2020, 20:22
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The phrases 'In private' and 'but then' suggests us that there are two versions of the critic, one to deride the novel and another to laud.

Extolled and celebrated will fit appropriately, therefore option B&D are correct answers.
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