SAT vocabulary
Forbearance
Patient self-control, restraint, and tolerance in the face of provocation or difficulty
Example
"The diplomat showed remarkable forbearance, refusing to retaliate even when insults were hurled across the bargaining table."
Etymology
From Middle English forberen, from Old English forberan ('to bear, endure, suffer').
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