Everyone agreed that the stalwart leader was courageous and determined, yet willing to apologize when she made a mistake. In the sentence above, which strategy could best be used to figure out the meaning of "stalwart"? Identify three adjectives that describe the leader. Notice that the leader was willing to apologize. Recognize that the sentence uses the signal word "yet." Recognize that the sentence restates "stalwart" with synonyms.
Identify three adjectives that describe the leader. Notice that stalwart means loyal, reliable, and hardworking. So the three adjectives: courageous, determined, apologizes when mistake is made, it just means stalwart.
