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Verbal·Craft and Structure·Words in Context
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October, painted in the realist style by Jules Bastien-Lepage, depicts peasant women picking potatoes. 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 Jean-Victor Schnetz, 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
mock
B
exaggerate
C
correct
D
undermine