Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The store manager was ------- when sales dropped for the third year in a row; that was why she ------- our department for its lack of effort.
A. 
indolent . . intimidated
indolent . . intimidatedB. indignant . . upbraided
indignant . . upbraidedC. insolent . . exonerated
insolent . . exoneratedD. indulgent . . castigated
indulgent . . castigated