Having been chief accountant for so many years, Mrs. Jones felt herself to be ____ and was unwilling to ____ control of the department after the merger.
A. indispensable - relinquish
B. insubordinate - retain
C. slighted - truncate
D. irreplaceable - assume
Indispensable: Not to be dispensed with; essential.
Relinquish: To retire from; give up or abandon.