What does inured mean?

What does inured mean?

• A. Accustomed; hardened
• B. Newly formed; fresh
• C. Unreliable; fickle
• D. Barely noticeable

Answer: (A)

The meaning being tested is that someone has become used to something through repeated exposure, often to something harsh or unpleasant, to the point of being hardened or desensitized. Inured describes this grown-up familiarity and tougher tolerance. For example, after years around constant noise, a person can become inured to it, barely affected by it anymore. That’s why the option with “accustomed; hardened” fits best. The other meanings don’t fit because they describe something new or fresh, or traits like unreliability or faintness, rather than a state of growing familiarity or resistance through experience.

The meaning being tested is that someone has become used to something through repeated exposure, often to something harsh or unpleasant, to the point of being hardened or desensitized. Inured describes this grown-up familiarity and tougher tolerance. For example, after years around constant noise, a person can become inured to it, barely affected by it anymore. That’s why the option with “accustomed; hardened” fits best.

The other meanings don’t fit because they describe something new or fresh, or traits like unreliability or faintness, rather than a state of growing familiarity or resistance through experience.