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Resilience

/rɪˈzɪliəns/
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(noun) The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

New Yorkers are known for their resilience.
One sees the resilience of a person in a crisis situation.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The community showed remarkable ____ in the aftermath of the disaster, rebuilding within just two years.

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