"Swift was satirizing the problems England faced establishing its colonial
<span>empire around the globe" would be the best option from the list, but there are others. </span>
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In the first sentence, the word usual serves primarily to being typical or common.
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A. Dislike.
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To spurn someone is to dislike them.
Answer:For example, when you get those weird chewy caramel things on Halloween; given out of kindness but really no good. I'm thinking of something that is a "false gift", almost like the inverse of a blessing in disguise (which this thread discusses, but none of those are what I'm thinking of).
The intentionality of the giver is not so important as the properties of the thing itself: it is supposed to be good, but really isn't.
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