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Farmhouse Interior, painted in the realist style by Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, depicts a peasant woman knitting at a table while a cat sits underneath. The realists’ emphasis on accurately portraying the experiences of average working people was largely a rejection of the romantic style evident in many paintings by Martin Drolling, which instead __________ their subjects’ beauty or heroism while hiding all imperfection.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A
accentuate
B
counteract
C
rectify
D
obscure