Albert Einstein

Born in 1879, Ulm Germany, Alber...

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Albert Einstein

Born in 1879, Ulm Germany, Albert Einstein was became the most celebrated scientist of the twentieth Century. His theories were to lay the framework for new branches of Physics. He also became well known as a humanitarian, speaking out against nuclear weapons-weapons he had indirectly contributed towards creating.

Einstein is one of the undisputed genius of the twentieth century. However, his early academic reports suggested anything but a glittering career in academia. His teachers found him dim and slow to learn. Part of the problem was that Einstein expressed no interest in learning languages and learning by rote that was popular at the time. However, at the age of 12, he picked up a book on geometry and read it cover to cover. He would later refer to it as his 'holy booklet'. He became fascinated by math and taught himself. He became acquainted with the great scientific discoveries of the age.

Around this time, his father's family business failed so his family moved to Milan, Italy. Despite Albert's fascination with math, he still languished at school. Eventually he was asked to leave by the school because his indifference caused a bad example to other students. On leaving the school, he decided to become a math teacher to help support him in his studies of math and physics.

Einstein applied for admission to the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His first attempt was a failure because he failed exams in botany, zoology and languages. However, he passed the next year and in 1900 became a Swiss citizen. He married Mileva Marec and they had two sons before divorcing several years later

Adapted from: http://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/a/bert-einstein.html (February 22nd, 2016)

Despite Albert's fascination with math, he still *languished* at school. The word in italic has the opposite meaning with _____.

F. Hardini · Accepted Answer

Hi, Mawar M. Kakak bantu jawab ya.

Jawaban untuk soal di atas adalah  "succeed"

Kamu diminta untuk mencari antonim dari kata "languished" sesuai dengan konteks kalimat soal.

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"Despite Albert's fascination with math, he still *languished* at school" berarti "Terlepas dari ketertarikan Albert dengan matematika, dia masih *lemah* di sekolah."

"Languished" berasal dari "languish" (V1) yang berarti " kehilangan atau kekurangan vitalitas; menjadi lemah atau lemah." Sinonim dari kata ini antara lain deteriorate, weaken, dan fail.

Sedangkan, antonimnya adalah "flourish" (berkembang), "thrive" (tumbuh/berkembang) dan "succeed" (berhasil).

Karena "languished" pada soal maksudnya adalah "lemah atau gagal" maka antonim yang tepat adalah "succeed" (berhasil).

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah  "succeed" .

Thank you. Happy learning!

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