Question

Read the sentence from paragraph 1 of the excerpt from "The Two Offers" and answer the question

Her path for a while was marked with struggle and trial, but instead of uselessly repining, she met them bravely, and her life became not a thing of ease and indulgence, but of conquest, victory, and accomplishments.

What is the meaning of repining in the sentence?

A.) relaxing
B.) complaining
C.) acting
D.) trying

Answer 1

B. Complaining

. really all u gotta do is take each answer choice and plug them in and see which on connects best and makes most since

Answer 2

b. Complaining - This can be easily understood from the fact that her path difficult, it was "marked with struggle and trial". Under such circumstances it is only natural for one to complain. However, she chose not to. Instead she bravely tried to overcome all trials and her life was filled with accomplishments.