Multiple choice

Directions: Choose appropriate meaning of the words in bold as per their contextual use.

Her feelings were so complex that she couldn't elucidate them to anyone else.

  1. dwell

  2. elaborate

  3. exemplify

  4. explain
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Explanation

Elucidate means to make something clear by explaining it. She couldn't explain her complex feelings to others. Dwell means to linger, elaborate is close but elucidate specifically means making clear through explanation, and exemplify means to give an example.

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