What is the effect of the phrase "vegetable existence" on the meaning of this passage? it shows that the narrator prefers life in the city over life in the mountains or wilderness. it demonstrates that the narrator sees his life as useful and fulfilling compared to the cabuliwallah's life of aimless wandering. it emphasizes that the narrator sees his life as dull and inactive compared to the exotic and adventurous life of the cabuliwallah. it clarifies that the narrator prefers a steady life in a familiar environment over travel.

It emphasizes that the narrator sees his life as dull and inactive compared to the exotic and adventurous life of the Cabuliwallah.".

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