College Board ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Certain book reviewers have become increasingly reverential toward the very idea of writing, as if the mere writing of a book ------- a ------- act or a selfless public service.

1. involved . . blasphemous


2. repudiated . . gallant


3. constituted . . virtuous


4. trivialized . . ceremonious



5. embodied . . perverse