Asked by xen

Use the sentence to answer the question.

Jill feared that the weeks she had to spend off her feet would cause her skills to atrophy, but when she could practice again she found that her soccer skills remained as good as ever.

Based on the context, which is the most likely meaning of atrophy?

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return
return

improve
improve

unite
unite

weaken

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
weaken

Explanation: "Atrophy" here means to weaken or deteriorate from lack of use; but her skills did not weaken.