In this excerpt from Ernest Shackleton's memoir South!, which word could best replace the word irradiated?

We gazed ahead with increasing eagerness, and at 12.30 p. m., through a rift in the clouds, McCarthy caught a glimpse of the black cliffs of South Georgia, just fourteen days after our departure from Elephant Island. It was a glad moment. Thirst-ridden, chilled, and weak as we were, happiness irradiated us. The job was nearly done.

A. Eluded

B. Permeated

C. Destroyed

D. Bothered

E. Attracted

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Jerimiah Mora

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28 March, 06:35

In this excerpt from Ernest Shackleton's memoir South!, which word could best replace the word irradiated?

We gazed ahead with increasing eagerness, and at 12.30 p. m., through a rift in the clouds, McCarthy caught a glimpse of the black cliffs of South Georgia, just fourteen days after our departure from Elephant Island. It was a glad moment. Thirst-ridden, chilled, and weak as we were, happiness irradiated us. The job was nearly done.

A. Eluded

B. Permeated

C. Destroyed

D. Bothered

E. Attracted

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Francis Savage · Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A. The word eluded is the most appropriate word that could be used to replace the word irradiated in the sentence: thirst ridden, chilled, and weak as we were, happiness irradiated us.

Eluded means to evade or to escape from something.