Word of the Week #6

Stoical

Source: http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13235460

How it was used: "His bedside manner would unnerve the most stoical of patients."

Definition: adjective 1. impassive
2. calm
3. indifferent

My Sentence: Ben's stoical reaction to his brother's big promotion made him seem apathetic.