The Monkey's Paw

Which meaning of the word resignation most closely matches its meaning in the following passage (paragraph 98)? Monkey's Paw

Passage:

But the days passed, and expectation gave place to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled, apathy. Sometimes they hardly exchanged a word, for now they had nothing to talk about, and their days were long to weariness.

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a noun | the act of retiring or giving up a position b noun | acceptance of something undesirable or inevitable c noun | a document stating someone’s intent of quitting or standing down d none of the above

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acceptance of something undesirable or inevitable