USA HISTORY

THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917

THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To make strenuous efforts towards a goal
A
primeval
B
garnered
C
diction
D
strive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success. to contend in opposition, battle, or any conflict; compete. to struggle vigorously, as in opposition or resistance: to strive against fate. to rival; vie.

Detailed explanation-2: -to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties: [ + to infinitive ] Mr Roe has kindled expectations that he must now strive to live up to. In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms. Synonyms. attempt.

Detailed explanation-3: -pursue. verbhave as one’s goal. aim for. aspire to. attempt.

Detailed explanation-4: -trying hard; making a vigorous effort to do, reach, or achieve something:America is the striving immigrant who starts a business or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kids a better life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense strives, present participle striving language note: The past tense is either strove or strived, and the past participle is either striven or strived.

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