"Inundated" works as the answer because it refers to getting soaked by the rain; "sprinted" works as the noun because it suggests the action to take in response to the rain. The other answer choices don't refer to the rain, nor to an appropriate response to take in reaction to rain.

If her mother “renounced” or “repudiated” that the B was an F, it means her she believes that the grade her daughter received is a B. It doesn’t make sense given the context of the sentence. It also would be illogical if the daughter hid her test to show improvement. “Adduced . . . deduced” is the correct answer.

“Infringe” means to violate. “Adjure” is not to be confused with “abjure.” “Abjure” means to renounce or give up. “Adjure” means to command solemnly. “Infringing . . . abjures” is the correct response.

A group of lawmakers would be inclined to block the voting process if they didn’t believe the amendment fixed the real issue. Therefore, “marshaled” and “actuated” can both be eliminated. “Boycotted” means they combined in abstaining from voting. To “address” means to deal with something. “Boycotted . . . addressed” is the correct answer.

"Adorn” and “garnish” both mean to decorate. In the eyes of a mother, a little boy could perhaps decorate a picture with dirty hands; however, viewed from the eyes of a sister, a better word choice would be “adulterate,” which means to corrupt. “Eschew” means to avoid something. “Eschewed . . . adulterate” is the correct answer.

"Perusing" means casually examining. "Exacerbated" means to have made something worse. Since "perusing" often suggests moving slowly, Bobby doing so would only worsen Elaine's impatience.

“Divulge” may sound like a possible solution for the first blank, but remember that “divulge” means to reveal something that was supposed to be a secret. “Promulgate” has a similar meaning. One of the definitions for “agitate” is to cause to move back and forth. To “purge” is to rid of what is impure or undesired. “Agitate . . . purge” is the correct answer.

The general idea is that anger had spread through the society. The word "percolate" can be used to describe this slow process of something spreading through a given medium. Perhaps you have heard of percolators for making coffee. These machines would continually spread water over coffee grounds so that the flavor of coffee could seep into the water below the netting. Here, the sense of anger percolated through the society. As regards the second blank, it is arguable that such a situation would make them love someone who openly mocks or questions the authority of those who are in power. To "denounce" someone is to condemn them or, at least, to condemn their actions. Hence, this is a good option for the second blank.

“Only two days after” implies that there will be a sentence shift. “Holy matrimony” is a common phrase used by Christians to describe marriage. It is unlikely or likely impossible that the act of separating a couple could be “in holy matrimony,” so “partitioned” and “sundered” can be eliminated. To “espouse” means to marry. To “annul” is to officially cancel or make void. “Espoused . . . annul” is the correct answer.

The description of the thief as "incorrigible" is a clear indication that the thief has done something wrong. Of the answer choices, only "escaped" and "absconded" make sense in the first blank. In the second blank, the context of the sentence seems to indicate we are looking for a word which most closely means set aside for. Of our remaining two options, only "appropriated" fits this description. Thus, we have found our correct answer choice.