The reformer's biography is, on the surface, a record of public triumphs. Read more carefully, however, it reveals the steady private cost — broken friendships, lost years, a marriage that quietly came apart — those triumphs exacted.
As used in the text, what does the word "exacted" most nearly mean?
- A
made precise
- Bcheck_circle
demanded as payment
- C
verified
- D
removed
Explanation
The triumphs demanded broken friendships and lost years as their cost; "exacted" means demanded as payment, not made precise, verified, or removed.