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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
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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