I managed to find the complete exercise on the Internet, given that you haven't provided us with all options given to you. 1. cogitating = contemplatingTo cogitate means to think about something (cogito in Latin literally means 'to think). Contemplating means to mull over a couple (or a lot) of options which is what Mr. Gamefield is doing in the excerpt above - he is thinking of ways to pay his rent.
2. cudgeling = beatingA cudgel is a short stick which you can use as a weapon. So if you cudgel something or someone, it means that you are beating them with a cudgel, because it is a thick stick, almost like a bat. So this person was metaphorically cudgeling his brain, but literally cudgeling his donkey.
3. regaled = rewardedThe verb to regale has two meanings - it can either mean 'to entertain someone,' or it can mean 'to supply someone with something.' Here, the latter meaning is used - the donkey thought he would be given a cabbage-stalk or two for his hard work
Answer:
This quote demonstrates her desire to not be underestimated by the men. The reader derives that Amelia Earhart is concerened about her limited experience as an aviator and has to go to extra measures to gain respect.
I believe it would be C
as humans sometimes we have to see to believe this one makes the most sense to me
Answer:
A) the maintenance of political power. B) the public's view of the prince is often unrelated to the prince's actual virtues and vices. C) it is more important to appear morally good than to actually be morally good.
Explanation:
Niccolo Machiavelli was a political philosopher from the sixteenth century. He is the creator of "The Prince" which is unit of the first products of contemporary political philosophy and in this book, he prioritizes some thoughts like, the preservation of the political authority and some ways to manage it, that the public's opinion of the prince generally doesn't resemble with the actual character of the prince and that conditions express in politics.
