The underlined words are : "allay the discontent". To Allay means to enervate or reduce. Discontentment simply means dissatisfaction. Hence the "following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable: is "justify the gratification" (Option A). Note that this is a text of knowledge of synonyms.
<h3>What is a synonym?</h3>
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language.
For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous
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Answer:
A word(s) had been left out
All of the above
True
Explanation:
Ellipsis are series of dots which can be placed at any position in the sentence.
These three dots can stand in for whole sections of text that are omitted that do not change the overall meaning. The dots can also indicate a mysterious or unfinished thought, a leading sentence, or a pause or silence. This punctuation is also referred to as a suspension point, points of ellipsis, periods of ellipsis.
For a book, play, or movie it means conversation between two or more people.
