Directions: Each item in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four words/group of words. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
We should follow patience and **forbearance**.
- AConstraint
- BEncouragement
- CRestraint
- DSupport
Explanation
Forbearance means patient self-control and tolerance under provocation, which is exactly what restraint denotes. Both words describe holding back one's impulses or reactions. Constraint is a close distractor, but it suggests an externally imposed limitation rather than voluntary self-discipline. Encouragement and support are antonyms, since they involve spurring action rather than holding it back. The voluntary self-control sense makes restraint the true synonym.