Answer:
The judges were <u>adament</u> in demanding that no one be pardoned.
1. anxious confusion
2. that shared in the general awe and terror
When looking at the options with the context clues, we can eliminate any definitions that have a positive connotation. None of the context clues indicate that consternation would be something that is good. While the first option shows a negative connotation for consternation it is not specific enough to pinpoint a meaning for the word. The context clue "general awe and terror" indicates that there is confusion.
<span>D.) The woman goes to the mirror dutifully, as one who dutifully worships.
Comparing the mirror to the eye of a god shows that the woman is constantly going to the mirror as one goes to church regularly. She is trying to gain some sort of heavenly insight into herself, as someone would be trying to get religious insight by worshiping. </span><span />
