<p>The skepticism of some ancient philosophers ________and helps to elucidate varieties of nihilism that appeared in the early nineteenth century.
A) suppresses
B) disseminates
C) undermines
D) confounds
E) foreshadowes</p>
<p>The answer is E. Why?</p>
<p>None of the others make any sense, as they’re all negative in terms of connotation (except disseminates, which doesn’t make sense in the sentence really), going against them “helping to elucidate.” Moreover, skepticism and nihilism are related philosophically, so knowing that helps you answer the question correctly.</p>