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Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

The syllables of the word Araby were called to me through the silence in which my soul luxuriated and cast an Eastern enchantment over me. ("Araby" from Dubliners, p. 2)

Based upon the context, the word luxuriated likely means _____. Select all that apply.

basked
delighted
imagined
relished

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Answer:

Basked, delighted and relished.

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User Sinu Varghese
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The following words apply:
Basked, delighted and relished.
To luxuriate means to enjoy oneself without any restriction. Words that are synonyms to luxuriated as used in the passage above are basked, delighted and relished. Synonyms are words that are exactly the same in meaning or nearly the same in meaning with another word.
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