It means to persuade mostly, so your answer is D.
Describing the chariot that bears the human soul as "frugal"
is an example of denotation. The answer is letter B. Denotations
are the precise literal meaning of the word.
This is based on 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. During the time in Africa when English ships had unloaded iron products and silver, they loaded gold and African slaves next and after, they went to the colonies next specifically to the West Indies.
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