127. As a child, Mary ______ her stringent upbringing; however, as she grew older she began to appreciate her grandmother's strict ______ .
A. tolerated, autonomy
B. despised, discipline
C. embraced, authority
D. disavowed, abstinence
E. loathed, liberality
128. His mouth stinging and burning, Virgil hurried to the kitchen for water to wash away the dish's ______ taste.
A. earthy
B. exotic
C. cloying
D. acrid
E. succulent