Select the correct answer. 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