Question

Which word could best replace either of the underlined words in the paragraph? You have to be pretty hardy to take part in a Polar Bear Plunge. Jumping into ice cold water in the middle of winter requires a person to be fairly robust. But all kinds of people take part to earn money for their favorite charities. A. weak B. strong C. crazy D. foolish

BTW the underlined words are: Hardy And Robust

Answer 1

The word is B.strong because hardy and robust both mean strong in 1 way or another. The other words also make no sense in the context.

Answer 2

The answer is B, strong, because strong is synonymous to both hardy and robust.