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Unit One
Chapter 2: Hardly a Loser
Vocabulary in Context
10 questions remaining
Directions
Click on the meaning closest to that of the
boldfaced
word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out the word’s meaning.
Question
X
Question 1.
resilient
(r
ĭ
-z
ĭ
l
y
ə
nt)
-adjective
Children can be amazingly
resilient
. Even after a sad or frightening experience, they often bounce back to their normal cheerful selves.
Plant life is
resilient
. For example, a few weeks after the Mount St. Helens volcano erupted in Washington in 1980, flowers were growing in the ashes.
A
resilient
plant growing through ash just days after of a volcano eruption.
By Brewbooks via Wikimedia Commons
Resilient
means
a. widespread.
b. slow to recover.
c. quick to recover.
A
resilient
plant growing through ash just days after of a volcano eruption.
By Brewbooks via Wikimedia Commons
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