C) useless articles
When trying
to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, it is always important to think about what we know of certain things/actions as well as contextual clues. For instance, when
we think of someone traveling with an excessive amount of luggage, we often
immediately think that he or she with the excessive amount of luggage has
probably packed more than just the necessities.
In the excerpt, it is stated that the baggage (trumpery) is items that
have “accumulated from long housekeeping” and that “he has not the courage to
burn.” As such, it can be determined
that what “trumpery” means is “useless articles.”
