I have been exhilarated by two days of storm, but above all I love these long purposeless days in which I shed all that I have ever been. A: excited B: satisfied C: exalted D: encouraged

"I have been exhilarated by two days of storm, but above all I love these long purposeless days in which I shed all that I have ever been." Which of the following words can fully express the meaning of "exhilarate"? A: excite B: challenge C: resent D: provoke