Answer:
Overt
Explanation:
The definition is "done openly". A direct antonym to clandestine.
I believe the correct answer is the first option - <span>“Who has not, a hundred times, found himself committing a vile or a silly action, for no other reason than because he knows he should not?”
It seems to me that through this sentence the author is trying to justify whatever bad thing happened. He wants us to understand that anybody can make such a mistake so that we shouldn't judge so fast.
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The answer is "WAS". Hope this helps.
