In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
When I look back over their wartime years, I cannot help feeling that time is an inadequate and even capricious measure of their duration. At one moment they seem so long, at another so short.
misleading
whimsical
erratic
unpredictable
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.