Identify the connotation of the italicized word. the man showed a great deal of (fortitude) in his pursuit of the elusive duck-billed platypus.

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Fortitude is a positive word. Fortitude means to shoe courage in pain or adversity. So if the man showed a lot of courage despite the difficulty and lack of success in the pursuit of the platypus, it is a good thing.

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