bb pg 542 #8 critical reading question

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<p>Can someone explain this question to me? Even after looking at the answer, I can't seem to comprehend it.</p>

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<p>The first clause is basically saying that the congresswoman is generous with her supporters. The second clause says that this trait is seemingly in contradiction with some opposing quality she possesses. So the first blank needs to mean generosity and the second needs to mean something opposed to generosity. Choice C is the only one to do this. (Really, you can solve this one from the first blank alone. Magnanimity is the only word that means generosity.)</p>

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<p>That one is also discussed here:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/661473-bb-cr-p-529-24-a.html?highlight=congresswoman[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/661473-bb-cr-p-529-24-a.html?highlight=congresswoman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;