Giving BRAINLYIEST Read the passage below from The First Men in the Moon.

I tried to summon the memory of vivid moments, of tender or intense emotions to my assistance; I felt that if I could recall one genuine twinge of feeling the growing severance would be stopped. But I could not do it.
Which of the following choices could replace the bold word in the passage above without changing its meaning?

detachment
depression
throbbing
appetite