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If we only had a brain...

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...Oh wait...we do. Which word could fill in the blank so that

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the sentence below makes sense?

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Although the family seemed dysfunctional, resentful, and competitive, its members ultimately

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blank one another.

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And here are the potential answers...

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"Although" means that the missing word needs to be an antonym for "dysfunctional," "resentful," and "competitive."

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Though basically, we're looking for a positive word that helps us get across the idea that

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the family members are cool with each other...

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...even if they don't act like it most of the time.

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"Antagonized" means provoked dislike with hostile behavior.

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Being "Spoiled" doesn't exactly have a good connotation either, so (B) is off the list as well.

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When people are "estranged," they're alienated from each other because of massive

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disagreements or hostility.

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Notice the root word "strange" in there? When people are estranged it's kind of like

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they've become strangers to each other.

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"Estranged" definitely doesn't have the positive connotations we're looking for. Keep going.

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"Isolated" goes hand in hand with "estranged" so we know it doesn't work either.

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Since "doted on" means adored, (C) is the right answer...

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A random love pile, on the other hand, is the wrong answer.

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