The administrator's chief virtue was an unflashy patience. She could weather the daily small crises of her office without losing sight of the longer projects that, in time, would matter more than any of them.
As used in the text, what does the word "weather" most nearly mean?
- A
wear away over time
- B
expose to the elements
- Ccheck_circle
endure successfully
- D
atmospheric conditions
Explanation
She endures small crises without being thrown off course; "weather" here means endure successfully, not the literal atmospheric, exposure, or erosion senses.