Word-choice always play a vital role in conveying the intended message effectively to the audience and elicit desired response and feelings from them. It makes the idea more clear and meaningful.
In the given passage, the words 'rapacity and debauch' conveys the author's contempt towards railway corporations. These <u>words reflect that how does the author adopt a critiquing tone by reflecting how they defy law to curtail their 'greed and avarice'(rapacity) through 'morally corrupt'(debauch) politics</u> and 'crimes' for which they are never found guilty. Therefore, <u>option D</u> is the correct answer.
