A. Explain the meaning of the following:​

- setback

- get down

- mediocrity

- content

- absurdity

- resent

- foible

- obnoxious

- hours on end

​B. Please make a sentence using the following:

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- setback (ex: Sally had been recovering well from her operation, but yesterday she experienced/suffered a setback.)

- get down (ex: Rainy days always get me down.)

- mediocrity (ex: Why do we accept mediocrity when it comes to our children?)

- content (ex: They're content to socialize with a very small circle of people.)

- absurdity (ex: We laughed about the absurdity of the idea.)

- resent (ex: He resents having to explain his work to other people.)

- foible (ex: We all have our little foibles.)

- obnoxious (ex: Some of his colleagues say that he's loud and obnoxious.)

- hours on end (ex: He is a wonderful companion and we can talk for hours on end.)