Complete the following sentence with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in bracket.
Her request for an air-conditioned office met with a blunt （ ）.(refuse)
【正确答案】：REFUSAL
【题目解析】：
根据前文blunt形容词，说明空格处应该填名词的形式，refuse的名词为refusal拒绝。句意：她请求在办公室装空调，遭到断然拒绝。