Directions: select the answer that best completes the sentence.
She values nothing more than ________; she would never accept a job in which she couldn't make her own decisions.
(a) autonomy
(b) deference
(c) collaboration
(d) lassitude
(e) adversity
Discussion: In this question, the second half of the sentence defines the missing term in the first half. The woman in the sentence values making her own decisions, so we can safely say she values nothing more than "autonomy," choice (a).
Vocabulary:
- adversity - a state of hardship or misfortune
- autonomy - independence
- collaboration - working together
- deference - submission to the judgment or will of others
- lassitude - lack of energy
