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Fill in the blank with the right choice of word.

The progress of the disease is ____; it spreads stealthily without any symptoms in the early stages.

A
dramatic
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B
acute
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C
blatant
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D
insidious
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E
inexorable
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Solution

The correct option is C insidious
The adjective 'insidious' refers to something that proceeds in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects. It best befits the given context as it conveys the required meaning. Thus D is the answer.
None of the other choices befit the context.

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