Final answer:
The correct answer is A) adulation ... censured. Although the popular candidate received support from most of her constituency, there were still those who censured her because of a past mistake in her personal finances.
Step-by-step explanation:
The correct answer is A) adulation ... censured.
Although the popular candidate received support from most of her constituency, there were still those who censured her because of a past mistake in her personal finances. Censured means to strongly criticize or condemn someone, so it fits well in the given context. Adulation means excessive praise or admiration, which is the opposite of what is being described. The other answer choices (B) opulence ... mollified, (C) longevity... compelled, and (D) sagacity ... embellished, do not make sense in the given context.