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QUESTION #5320
Question 1
The following text is adapted from Oscar Wilde's 1891 novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.' Lord Henry is speaking to Dorian: 'The only way to get rid of a temptation is to ______ to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself.' Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word?
Correct Answer Explanation
The contrast with 'resist' in the next sentence makes 'yield' (giving in) the logical choice.
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