Question

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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Responses

improve
improve

weaken
weaken

return
return

unite

1 answer

The most likely meaning of "atrophy" in the context of the sentence is "weaken."

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