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The Effect of Path Difference

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A fierce wave – a tsunami – of antipathy came over him. Given the analogy in this sentence, which word would work best instead of "came"?

A

Swept

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B

Angled

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C

Trampled

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D

Rained

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Solution

The correct option is A Swept
Option (a). Swept over is the best usage and grammatically correct usage. Hence option (a).

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