I think when it says you deserve the best because that evokes emotion
In the excerpt, the word "pungent" refers to the pickles' aroma.
Pungent is a word to describe a very strong smell, very sharp and biting. So when Untermeyer used the word pungent to refer to the pickles, he was talking about their aroma, which is a fancy way to say smell.
The correct answer is affect.
Basically, the fox tricked the bird into dropping the meat. The crow felt the need to prove itself to the fox, therefore losing what it had already achieved. I hope that helps you understand!
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He was taken (abacked) when he found a snake in my room
