Read the excerpt from part 2 of “to build a fire.” and all the time the dog ran with him, at his heels. when he fell down a second time, it curled its tail over its forefeet and sat in front of him, facing him, curiously eager and intent. the warmth and security of the animal angered him, and he cursed it till it flattened down its ears appeasingly. using context clues as a guide, what does it mean “to appease”? check all that apply. to calm to soothe to anger to satisfy to tease

In this excerpt from Part 2, of "To Build a Fire", by Jack London, using the context clues as a guide the meaning of "to appease", is to calm and to soothe. This is the man's first time in North Canada. It is winter and the land is covered by ice and snow. The man understimates the power of nature. The dog is with him. He is first angered by it, but when it flattens down its ears and he calms down.

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease