The use of the word "already" suggests that a certain situation existed and then was intensified as in "I was already poor, and then the thief took all my money." So, which of these answer choices is a continuation of the subject's weakness? The correct answer is " . . . and the hunger made it worse." The other answer choices are either illogical within the context of this sentence or else contain conjunctions that do not make sense, like "however" and "in spite of."

To solve this problem you first need to know that "abnormally" means unusually, weirdly, uncommonly. "Abnormal" means not normal. So, if the girl is particularly pretty it makes sense that compared to her the speaker would feel less pretty. The correct answer is therefore " . . . I feel plain." "Plain," when used to describe someone's looks, means average, not very attractive. Additionally, "sufficient" means good enough; "gorgeous" means very attractive, lovely; "glamorous" means fancy, attractive, beautiful.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices is a normal reaction to being sleepy. The correct answer is therefore " . . . so she made some coffee." Pay careful attention to pronoun continuation. A "pronoun" is a word like "he," "she," and "they" that denotes a type of person that the information in a sentence is related to.

To solve this problem it is first necessary to know what the words "harsh" and "divisive" mean. "Harsh" means overly critical, serious and severe and "divisive" means causing division, leading to conflict. So, comments that are serious and lead to conflict would be likely to "fracture" a group of friends. "Fracture" means split. Additionally, "endearing" means attractive, appealing, inspiring love; "liberate" means free; an "accord" is an agreement; "mundane" means boring, ordinary.

To solve this problem you first need to know that "arduous" means difficult, hard to overcome. So, you are told that life is difficult in the desert so now you have to identify a reason. The correct answer is therefore " . . . food is scarce." "Scarce" means rare, in short supply.

To answer this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices relates to the reason why someone might be put in charge of a group. The correct answer is therefore " . . . he has the most experience." The other answer choices all describe reasons why someone might not be suited for leading a group, or else, they are nonsensical. Additionally, "submissive" means obedient, easily or happily dominated by others; "foolhardy" means stupid, foolish, silly; "subpar" means below average, not good enough. 

It is difficult for someone to be alone it makes sense that that person would want to spend time with other people. The correct answer is therefore " . . . they spend all their time with others." All of the other answer choices are actions that might be taken by someone who does like to be alone. Additionally, "neglect" means abandon, refuse to pay attention to; "forsake" means abandon, leave; "venture" means undergo a risky or exciting journey.

To solve this problem you have to determine what would be most likely to occur as a "sickness" (disease) spreads. The correct answer is that " . . . more doctors are needed" to care for the sick people. All the other answer choices are things that would be highly unlikely to occur in the event of a widespread disease. For example, it would likely make medicine more expensive, not cheaper. Additionally, "anxious" means worried.

To begin with to "weep" means to cry heavily. So, to solve this problem you need to determine when it is normal to cry heavily. The correct answer is " . . . at a somber occasion." "Somber" means serious, grave, dark. So, an example of a "somber occasion" might be a funeral. All the other answer choices are positive occasions as can be seen in the vocabulary words used in each sentence - "jubilant" means very happy, celebratory; "exemplary" means perfect, serving as an example of perfection; "ecstatic" means very happy. Finally, the word "mediocre" means average in a bad way. Although a "mediocre" day would not be happy, it would also not be serious enough to make one "weep." It would be an average day, so this also does not fit with the intensity of the sentence.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices contains a group of people who would be most likely or most able to carry a heavy bed up the stairs. The correct answer is therefore " . . . the two robust young boys." "Robust" means strong and healthy, fit. Additionally, "infirm" means weak, sickly; "frail" means weak, usually also sick and elderly; a "toddler" is a small child; "malevolent" means bad-natured, evil.