Choose the description that best captures the meaning of the word INCORRIGIBLE:

Answer: having bad habits that cannot be changed or improved

Definition: Incorrigible describes a person or behavior that cannot be corrected, reformed, or improved—usually referring to persistent bad habits.

• Key idea: habitual resistance to correction or discipline.

• Synonyms: unmanageable, unrepentant, beyond reform.

Why this choice fits: It directly states that the person has bad habits that cannot be changed or improved, which matches the standard meaning of incorrigible.

Why the other choices are incorrect:

• Showing extreme resistance to certain types of food: describes picky eating or food aversion, not an inability to be corrected.

• Having resilience and tenacity not usually found in others: indicates positive persistence, whereas incorrigible implies persistent bad behavior that resists change.

• Displaying signs of fatigue and infection in the body: refers to physical illness and is unrelated to being unmanageable or beyond reform.

Example: Even after many warnings and interventions, the student remained incorrigible and continued the disruptive behavior.