Vocabulary list on reading passage 'Perseverance'

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perseverance

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Continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time

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Perseverance

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Determination

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Antonym of 'perseverance'?

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Giving up

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What is 'material' as defined in the passage?

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Cloth from which clothes, curtains, or similar items can be created

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Fill in the blank: If you sew your own bathing suit, it's important to make sure the ______ you use doesn't turn transparent when it gets wet.

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material

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A publisher is a person or company that ______ and issues books, journals, music, or other works for sale.

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prepares

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The word 'delay' means to make someone or something ______ or slow.

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late

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In the sentence, 'The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared,' what does 'delayed' mean?

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To make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected.

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The dense fog ______ the plane's landing.

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delayed