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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The answer is C.
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Since impinge means to have an impact, some are touch, affect, or influence
The answer is information presented. The informational text has a basic role is to illuminate the peruser about the regular or social world. Not quite the same as fiction and different types of verifiable, the educational content does not use characters.
