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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Your supposed to have this in a text or movie because if you reread it you can find the letter and it will tell you everything you need to know.
Odysseus first go to the Eumaeus’s because suitors who are trying to overtake his palace might try to kill him, he wants to know if his servants remain loyal to him. He also wants to find out if his wife, Penelope
