Question

as the pleasant minutes passed in easy conversation, i could not help reflecting on the instinctive hospitality of western life. source: julia ward howe 1819 - 1910 in the sentence above, instinctive has the same or almost the same meaning as: appellate nominal indeterminate natural

Explanation:

"Instinctive" means natural or intuitive, arising from instinct. "Natural" has a similar meaning in this context, referring to something that is inborn or comes naturally. "Appellate" relates to a court of appeal, "nominal" means in name only or minor, and "indeterminate" means not precisely determined.

Answer:

D. natural