Select the correct answer.

Read the following excerpt from Theodore Dreiser's "My Brother Paul." Based on the context, what does the word ebullient mean?

His temperament, always ebullient and radiant, presented him as a clever, eager, cheerful, emotional and always highly illusioned person with so collie-like a warmth that one found him compelling interest and even admiration. Easily cast down at times by the most trivial matters, at others, and for the most part, he was so spirited and bubbly and emotional and sentimental that your fiercest or most gloomy intellectual rages or moods could scarcely withstand his smile.

A.

temperamental

B.

overwhelmed

C.

exuberant

D.

frenzied

E.

sympathetic

The correct answer is C. Exuberant

Explanation:

In the text presented, the word "ebullient" is used to describe the personality of a male character. The meaning of this word is suggested by the section "clever, eager, cheerful, emotional and always highly illusioned person" that shows ebullient means that this person is overflowing with liveliness and enthusiasm. This idea is emphasized by details such as "so spirited and bubbly and emotional" that show the liveliness of this character.

According to this, the word that best shows the meaning of "ebullient" is "exuberant" because this word refers to extremely vigorous, vital or liveness, and therefore it has a similar meaning to ebullient.

The answer is C:exuberant

Explanation:

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