As it is used in paragraph 1, the word “thwart” most closely means C. Prevent
What is a Synonym?
This refers to the use of words that are closest in meaning to another word.
Hence, we can see that based on the context used, the word thwart can mean different things but it generally means to stop or prevent someone from doing something, so option C is correct.
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