Many of Eleanor-Roosevelt's harshest critics during the years she lived in the White House late _______ her compassion for all people and praised her work to social justice.

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If Eleanor Roosevelt had compassion for all people, and even her critics praised her word, such work, such work would not have been intended to dispel or to repress social justice. Mere declaration of social justice will not be considered to be "word" that would invite praise from critics. So, B, C and D are wrong. It does not make sense to state that her former critics reemphasized her compassion for all people; they could well have belatedly acknowledged her compassion for all people. So, it is the pair of words in E which completes a meaningful sentence, and is the answer.

Many of Eleanor-Roosevelt's Harshest Critics During the Years She Lived