Directions: In the following question, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the underlined italicized bold part of the sentence.

The obstacles seem to be insurmountable, but no one should doubt what this fearless woman can accomplish.

'Insurmountable' means too great to be overcome, impossible to surmount or conquer. When obstacles are insurmountable, they are too difficult to overcome. 'Too difficult to overcome' is the exact definition. 'Too easy to achieve' is the opposite, 'too tall and too high' is too literal and physical, and 'too trivial to attract attention' minimizes rather than captures the sense of impossibility that insurmountable conveys. The prefix 'in-' means 'not' and 'surmount' means 'to overcome,' so insurmountable literally means not able to be overcome.