Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blanks:

She seems to become so ________ after her husband's death that nothing can now ________ her heart.

  1. congealed, digress

  2. congealed, sunder

  3. somber, bilge

  4. fracas, sunder
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Congealed' means solidified or thickened, used metaphorically to describe someone becoming emotionally hardened or cold. 'Sunder' means to break apart or separate. The sentence suggests she became emotionally hardened after her husband's death, and now nothing can break through that emotional armor.

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