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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "The speaker EXPATIATED on the history of the town for an hour."

  1. expatriate
  2. abridge
  3. elaborate
  4. expiate

Answer

C. elaborate

Solution

EXPATIATE means "to speak or write at length," so the closest in meaning is "elaborate."

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