SAT vocabulary
Forbearance
Patient self-control, restraint, and tolerance when faced with provocation or delay
Example
"The teacher exercised admirable forbearance with the disruptive class, calmly waiting until order was restored."
Etymology
From Middle English forberen ('to endure, bear with'), from Old English forberan, from for- ('completely') + beran ('to bear, carry').
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