Question

read this excerpt from passage 2,
\without the financial resilience needed to absorb the increase in bottom - line costs that this legislation will bring about, small businesses and towns in every congressional district will be forced to make very tough choices...\ (paragraph 15)
the word
esilience\ comes from the latin resilire, meaning \to jump back\ or \to recoil.\ based on this information, what is the meaning of resilience as it is used in paragraph 15?
a ambition
b bravery
c durability
d funds

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "resilience" in the context, we use the Latin root "resilire" (to jump back/recoil) and the sentence context (small businesses absorbing cost increases). "Ambition" relates to goals, "bravery" to courage, "funds" to money, but "durability" (ability to withstand/rebound) matches the root and context of absorbing cost impacts.

Answer:

C. durability