Liberty means freedom, the right to do whatever you like. To further help you, a narrator is a storyteller; guardian means defender; an oasis is a body of water in the middle of the desert; protection means defense.

"Topic" is the issue or subject at hand, so "subject" is the correct answer. The "government" is the ruling body over some entity. "Treasure" is something that consists of items of extreme value, often as gold, diamonds, etc. A "pirate" is a person who raids or attacks ship for goods and treasure. An "automobile" is a type of vehicle that moves on roads, or in other words, a car.

An "occurrence" is an event or something that happened, so "event" is the correct answer. A "disease" is a sickness or an illness. "Discount" is a reduction in price. "Advisor" is a consultant or person who provides advice and possibly assistance. A "contract" is an agreement that binds two or more parties.

"Compassion" means sympathy or kindness, so "kindness" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "compassion": "vulnerable" and "susceptible" are synonyms that both mean in danger from something specific; "implacable" means unstoppable or merciless; and "frivolous" means wasteful or not needed.

“Viewpoint” means opinion or perspective on something. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "viewpoint": “mature” means grown up or responsible; “spectacles” is another term for reading glasses; a “microscope” is something you use to look at things that are much smaller, like a cell; and a “telescope” is something use to look at things very far away, like a planet or a star in space.

A “stratagem” is a plan or scheme designed to outwit or deceive someone. To provide further help, an “addict” is someone who cannot stop repeating the same behavior; a “patron” is a customer.

“Insight” is the ability to perceive something, to notice something most people might not. To provide further help, “vague” means unclear; “admonishment” means criticism; “ferociousness” means wildness, aggressiveness.

"Hyperbole" is non-literal statements of exaggeration, so the answer choice closest in meaning to "hyperbole" is "exaggeration."

To “improve” something means to make it better, so an “improvement” is very similar to “progress.” To provide further help, “detriment” means harmful thing; “facade” means a fake display or an act meant to conceal the truth; “calamity” means disaster; “proposition” means proposal.

The word "aplomb" means self-assurance, calmness, or composure. "Confidence" is therefore the word that mostly closely matches the definition of "aplomb." "Anxiety" is incorrect because it is, in fact, an opposite of "aplomb": it means worry or nervousness. "Impotence," which means powerlessness, "violence," which means the act of physically injuring or killing someone or cause damage to something, and "probability," which means the statistical likelihood of an event happening, are unrelated to the definition of "aplomb."