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Read the following passage:

Cesca’s cool, calm, and collected behavior intimidated her competitors. While they paced nervously before a race, she strolled up to the starting line and took her position with aplomb.

Based on context clues in the reading, define "aplomb."


fear


boredom


excitement


self-confidence

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
self-confidence

Context: "cool, calm, and collected" and "strolled up... with aplomb" indicate she acted with poise and confidence, not fear, boredom, or excitement.