Question

Select the best word to fill in the blank.

He remained patient despite his __________ duties of cleaning up after inconsiderate patrons.

(1 point)
Responses

A) monotony
A) monotony

B) substantiation
B) substantiation

C) menace
C) menace

D) onerous
D) onerous

Answer 1

The best word to fill in the blank is:

D) onerous

The sentence would read: "He remained patient despite his onerous duties of cleaning up after inconsiderate patrons."

"Onerous" means burdensome or difficult, which fits well in the context of duties that are undesirable.