The sociologist's most enduring book grew out of a question her teachers had taught her never to ask. By insisting on it anyway, she opened a field her colleagues had thought closed.
As used in the text, what does the word "opened" most nearly mean?
- A
unsealed
- B
began
- C
spread apart
- Dcheck_circle
made accessible for inquiry
Explanation
She made a previously closed field available for new research; "opened" here means made accessible for inquiry, not "unsealed," "began," or "spread apart."