It is a fire fighters job to put out fires, often by pouring water on them. To solve this problem you need to determine which of these words means pour water on. The correct answer is "douse." "Douse" means drench, pour liquid on, make soaking wet. Additionally, "intensity" means make stronger, make more intense; "cherish" means love and adore, take pride in; "denounce" means disclaim, to publicly declare is wrong or evil; "mute" means make silent.

If the two young children are being told to share than they will have to each take a turn using the helicopter. To solve this problem you are looking for a verb that describes taking turns using something, so the correct answer is "alternate." To "alternate" means to take turns, to switch off. Additionally, "deprive" means take away, not allow to have; "gather" means collect; "compose" means to put together a whole from a series of parts; "swarm" means to move in large numbers.

A police officer is tasked with making sure that the population respects and follows the law. The correct answer is therefore "enforce" which means to ensure obedience to, to make people follow, respect, and listen to a rule. Additionally, "amend" means edit something by adding to it; "create" means make, come up with; "salvage" means save from ruin; "manipulate" means change or influence to suit one's own desires.

To start with "prolonged" means long lasting and "inhabitants" means people who live somewhere. To solve this problem you are looking for a verb that means to attack or surround a city with an army, the correct answer is therefore "besiege." Additionally, "enhance" means add to, make better; "rummage" means look through, search through; "manufacture" means make, produce; "resist" means fight back against.

The speaker of this sentence is talking about a time they were out at sea in bad weather. In such conditions it makes sense that a person would have to hold on tight, grasp, grip something to prevent from being swept away by the waves. So, the correct answer is "clench" which means to hold tightly. Additionally, "divert" means to cause something or someone to change direction; "sprint" means run fast; "inspire" means motivate, cause someone to want to do something; "trick" means lie to, mislead, fool, cheat. 

The speaker notes that the subject made a very reasonable and convincing argument that caused the speaker to go with him. The correct answer must therefore mean convince, so the correct answer is "persuade." Persuade" means to convince, to make someone agree with you using a good argument. Additionally, "confess" means admit to a wrongdoing; "disarm" means make safe, take weapons away from; "zoom" means to magnify or minimize, to move a lens closer or further away, "zoom" can also means to move very fast; "fret" means worry about. 

In this sentence the subject is a skydiver who has just jumped out of a plane it therefore makes sense that he/she would be falling rapidly to the ground. So, the correct answer is "plummeted." Additionally, "raised" means lifted, elevated; "razed" means destroyed, demolished, torn down; "faded" means has become weaker, dwindled, died down; "implored" means begged, urged, pleaded with someone to do something.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices is a verb that means to emerge from an egg, to come out of an egg. The correct answer is therefore "hatch." Additionally, "liken" means compare to; "pry" means inquire closely into another person's life, to be nosy and spy; "radiate" means give off, emit, send out; "march" means walk in an organized manner. 

In this sentence the subject is "clutching" (holding tightly) her stomach and doing something in pain. Logically it makes sense that the verb you are looking for means something like squirming, thrashing, twisting and turning. So, the correct answer is "writhing." To be "writhing in pain" means to be in so much pain that you are twisting and turning your body to try and relieve some of the pain. Additionally, to "abdicate" means to give up a position of authority; to "jeer" means to mock, to boo; to "quarrel" means to argue, to fight; to "quash" means to eliminate, to cancel, to overrule.

Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that could be used to describe the movement of a snake. The correct answer then is "slithered." To "slither" means to move smoothly over the surface, to move like a snake. Additionally, to "hover" means to fly just above the surface of the ground, to float above the ground; to "leap" means to jump high or far; to "suffer" means to feel pain; to "mend" means to fix, to make better.