Directions: Select the most appropriate filler(s) for the blank(s) such that the sentence makes coherent sense.
It is perilously easy to decry so _________ a historical figure without trying to understand the motives for his reprehensible actions.
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exemplary
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astute
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efficacious
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prosaic
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villainous
E
Correct answer
Explanation
(To decry means to condemn). What is the appropriate word that can describe a person who had indulged in reprehensible (meaning highly abhorrent) actions? Among the choices, it is only villainous which is a suitable adjective for such a person. So (5) is the answer.
Prosaic means common, mundane