Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Virtue means “merit or valor.” Peccadillo is “a slight offense.” In choice (A), sin is a synonym for peccadillo while in choice (B), pedantry refers to “one who parades his learning.” In choice (D), riata is a “lariat or lasso, and in choice (E), condolence means “pity” or “an expression of sympathy.”