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Question
Fill in the blank with the word given in option.
Thomas Alva Edison did not lose his ______, even after facing a series of experimental failures in his quest to discover tungsten.
Options
profound
amusement
confidence
agony
solace
intrepid
disfigured
perforated
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Solution
Thomas Alva Edison did not lose his confidence, even after facing a series of experimental failures in his quest to discover tungsten.
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