Hello there!
The "c" would practically be silent in this word. The letter that has the most emphasis would actually be the letter "s". This is what would be this word sound like this.
Thus, in a sense, this would be would pronouns like "sent".
But, the "c" is added in there for who know what reason.
Your answer, "c" is silent.
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The answer to your question is A
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I think B is more appropriate for this theme mainly because he would've thought Vera was not a good person because of her appearance and this theme sounds more appropriate to a person.
Hope this helps! :)
