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ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Summary. Which of the following best describes the purpose of this passage?
ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.2 Vocabulary-In-Context. In this passage, the word "illustrious" most nearly means...what?
ASVAB Paragraph Comprehension 1.3 Vocabulary-In-Context. The word "preposterous" most nearly means what?
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ASVAB Word Knowledge 2.3 Vocab List. Which word is closest in meaning to resignation?
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Thank you We sneak in and here's your shmoop douceur
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brought to you by divorce Because death us card doesn't
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count when there's a snoring situation Check out the following
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sentence she faced her divorce with resignation Write the word
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resignation most nearly means what Acceptance depression rejection Dignity Sounds
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like what we go through every april fifteen Okay well
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here we go Marriage is a great institution which can
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also put people into an institution Hence the concept of
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divorce Now divorce is certainly difficult not to mention expensive
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process So what does it mean to face it with
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resignation Well here it's A bit tricky to pull meaning
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just from context We could certainly be be depressed about
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the divorce especially for losing all our best stuff Or
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maybe we could fall off and just see reject the
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whole affair Or we could always go The stoic groot
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noble baste the process with the dignity that must happen
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sometimes right like in tv shows or fantasy novel Those
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could all possibly be the correct definition of resignation here
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but they're not The best clue here is in breaking
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down the word resignation to find its root resign resign
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Means giving up on something accepting it So a acceptance
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is the best synonym for resignation Wife probably got something
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decent from the settlement So like maybe have the car
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