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Set 1: Words in Context (Intermediate)

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

Psychologists emphasize that resilience is not an innate trait but a skill that can be ______, developed through experience and practice over time.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. cultivated✓ Correct
B. inherited
C. suppressed
D. mimicked

Detailed Explanation

Something that is developed through practice is 'cultivated'. To cultivate is to acquire or develop (a quality or skill).

Key Evidence:

• "not an innate trait"

• "developed through experience"

Why others are wrong: B (Inherited implies born with it, contrasting 'not innate'.), C (Suppressed means held back.), D (Mimicked means copied, not necessarily developed as a skill.).

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