"Perished" is the correct answer. It means died, which makes sense in the context of this sentence since the dinosaurs died shortly after the asteroid struck earth.

Incorrect answers:

"Evolve" means to change gradually, as in the sentence "The small group project to donate a few cans of food to the local animal shelter evolved into a school-wide program because so many students wanted to participate in it."

"Overthrow" means to remove forcibly from power, as in the sentence, "The spies plotted to overthrow the government."

"Debate" means to argue by discussing opposing viewpoints, as in the sentence, "The students debated whether they should donate their money to charity or use it to host a party."

The correct answer is "absorb," which means take in. The sponge can "clean" and "wipe up" liquid, but these answer choices do not make sense in this sentence because the sentence specifically includes the phrase "into it," and you wouldn't say "clean the liquid into it" or "wipe up the liquid into it." The key words are “into it,” and the only word that works with that prepositional phrase is "absorb."

The correct answer is "blossomed." "Blossomed" is here used to mean have grown and matured as a person in a positive way. "Became" might look like a potentially correct answer but one would not say "became into," so it cannot be correct. Similarly, "dove" has nothing to do with the context of the sentence, and "depreciated" means became less in quantity and is usually used to refer to the economic value of something, so it also doesn't fit the context of the sentence.

The correct answer is "abolished." To "abolish" something means to formally get rid of it. The sentence tells us that the Thirteenth Amendment "got rid of [slavery] altogether," so "abolished" is the best answer.

The correct answer is "taunt." Taunt means mock, tease, or make fun of. This is something that bullies do. The rest are all positive words which do not have to do with bullying.

The correct answer is "dedicated." To "dedicate" something to someone means to honor that person by attributing that thing to them. "Gave" can make sense in this sentence, but "dedicated" is the best answer.

The clue in this sentence is the word "slowly." You need a synonym for a verb that means to move slowly. "Plods" works for that, as "plod" means move somewhere by taking slow steps. "Hustles," "speeds," and "whizzes" all mean moves quickly, so none of those answer choices make sense in the sentence.

The sentence tells us that it will take a great deal to kill off human beings, so the correct answer must resemble continuing to live. This should lead you to the correct answer, which is survived. To further help you, meandered means moved without goal or purpose; bolted and sprinted are synonyms and both mean ran very fast.

The context of the sentence tells us that one cannot do anything in this city if one does not have money. Afford means being able to buy something. To further help you, forbid means not allow; suspend means pause; address means talk to.

From the context of the sentence you can guess that people probably made fun of the author’s new hairstyle. This should lead you to the correct answer, mocked. Mocked means made fun of or teased. To further help you, imitated and mimicked are synonyms that both mean copied; lauded and praised are synonyms that both mean said good things about.