fortitude

Day 44Level 1

FAWR-ti-tood

bravery

strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

patience, endurance, bravery

Antonyms:

lethargy, apathy, cowardice

Example Sentence:

As we have seen many times, he gets the job done with fortitude rather than flamboyance.

Related Words

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uh-BRAY-zhuhn

damage to skin caused by scraping; scraping or wearing down by friction

abate

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reduce something, usually a pain or a problem

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to confuse or puzzle completely

make watertight

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to make watertight or airtight by filling or sealing

conspire

kuh-NAHYVNG

scheming; conspire [connive (v)]

repentance

kuhn-TRISH-uhn

remorse; repentance