<p>Ignoring the growing accusations of ------- , Governor Anderson appointed yet another of his personal friends to a well-compensated government position.</p>
<p>A. click to choose answer A propriety
B. click to choose answer B indolence
C. click to choose answer C cronyism
D. click to choose answer D sensationalism
E. click to choose answer E nepotism</p>
<p>can someone explain the difference between nepotism and cronyism? I looked it up on a dictionary and the two were practically identical, yet the answer was C.</p>