Question

Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Indifference to pleasure or pain
A) Perseverance
B) Tolerance
C) Stoicism
D) Reticence

Answer 1

Hint: The phrase, ‘indifference to pleasure or pain’ is used to refer to the ability to bear hardship without displaying feelings. It is often used as a compliment or to denote a positive quality of a person.

Complete answer:
In the given question, we have been given the phrase ‘indifference to pleasure or pain’. We need to find the word from the given options that best explains the meaning of the phrase to reach the answer.
Let’s take a look at the given option and see which option is the aptest for the phrase.
Option ‘A’, perseverance, refers to the act of continuing to do something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
Option ‘B’, tolerance, refers to the ability to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviors that one dislikes or disagrees with.
Option ‘C’, stoicism, refers to the ability to endure pain or hardship without complaint.
Option ‘D’, reticence, refers to the quality of being silent or uncommunicative in speech.
From the above options, we can see that options ‘A’ ‘B’ and ‘D’ are incorrect as their meanings do not relate to that of the given phrase in any way.
Hence the correct option, is option ‘C’, stoicism, as a person who can endure pain without complaint is the exact meaning as that of the given phrase.

Note:
To reach the correct answer if you do not know the meaning of the words in the options, remove the words that seem least likely to be correct for you.