Some of the animals began to _______________, or withdraw in protest.
(A) Sulk (meaning: be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment)
(B) Rash (meaning: too hasty, reckless)
(C) Superannuate (meaning: retire)
(D) Conciliate (meaning: to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship)