Question

he had been standing still, bowed under this intolerable weight of humiliation, crushed beneath this overwhelming burden of self - reproach. source: oldfield a kentucky tale of the last century in this sentence, intolerable means: deprived of nourishment unable to be endured unethical or dishonest free from ambiguity

Explanation:

The word "intolerable" is an adjective. Breaking it down, "in -" is a prefix meaning "not", and "tolerable" means "able to be endured". So, "intolerable" means "unable to be endured". The context of the sentence also supports this. The person is bowed under a weight and crushed by a burden, which implies something that is hard to endure. The other options: "deprived of nourishment" has no relation to the context; "unethical or dishonest" is not relevant to the description of "weight of humiliation"; "free from ambiguity" is also not in line with the meaning conveyed by the sentence.

Answer:

unable to be endured