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Read this excerpt from Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Fireside Chat 19: On the War with Japan": And no honest person, today or a thousand years hence, will be able to suppress a sense of indignation and horror at the treachery committed by the military dictators of Japan, under the very shadow of the flag of peace borne by their special envoys in our midst.

Based on this excerpt, what is most likely the meaning of "indignation"?

A. A feeling of sadness B. Acceptance of betrayal C. A sense of moral superiority
D. Anger at an unreasonable act

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That would be D, Anger at an unreasonable act.

The correct answer is the following: option D. Based on the excerpt provided in the question, the meaning of the word "indignation" is anger at an unreasonable act.

In the excerpt, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt expresses how neither him nor any other honest person would be able to suppress the sense of indignation at the treachery committed by the dictators of Japan. The use of the word "indignation" in the excerpt's concept helps the reader to understand that what Roosevelt means is that the American people will forever be angry at the seemingly unreasonable acts perpetuated by the Japanese army.