Match the terms to their definition. 1.bridleto take offense
2.brineeffortlessly graceful; like a ballerina
3.lithewater saturated with sea salt or sea salt residue from evaporation

Lithe goes with the graceful one due to the definition being thin, supple, and graceful.

Brine goes with the water one due to the definition being water strongly impregnated with salt.

Lastly bridle goes with to take offense because it’s definition is to show ones resentment or anger.

The answer is "he was bad enough in all conscience, but the devil himself could not temp him to turn slave-trader. satirical is a synonym for sarcastic. so when the author says that tom walker could not be tempted by the devil he does not literally mean "the devil" but he means that he is too morally upright to become a slave-trader.