Question: Theodore Roosevelt

Comment on Theodore Roosevelt

Why is not vituperation in the answer choice? While though at the beginning of a subordinate clause to mark a contrast with the idea in the main clause.
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Please note that "no less flattering" has the same meaning as "equal to or even more flattering."

So, we can interpret the sentence as follows: Although Roosevelt was flattered to become a Nobel laureate, he was just as flattered by the ______ of his friends.

So, we're looking for a word that would cause Roosevelt to be flattered, in which case, encomiums is the only word that fits.

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