We can tell that Harold managed to avoid the bullies by climbing a tree, so we need to pick out a verb for the blank that means something like "avoid." So, neither "intercept" nor "confront" can be the correct answer, because they are both antonyms of "avoid." "Evade," however, is a verb that means "escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery," and because it is the answer choice that best describes Harold's actions in the sentence, it is the correct answer.

For this sentence, we need to pick out a word that means something like “revealed to be incorrect,” because scientists believed the theory to be true until a new discovery did something to make them think otherwise. While “supported” might looked like a potentially correct answer, it would not make sense in the sentence—if the new discovery supported the theory’s claims, the scientists would still believe the theory to be true, and the sentence says they “previously” believed it to be true, so we can infer that they do not believe it to be true any more. So, “supported” cannot be the correct answer. “Invalidated,” however, is a verb that means “made unsound or untrue,” and because “invalidated” best fits the context of the sentence, “invalidated” is the correct answer.

We know from the sentence that we need to pick out a verb that describes a movement that might make one dizzy, because “Samantha wondered how [the ballerina] did not get dizzy and fall down” after doing this action. While all of the potential answer choices describe movement, “whirl” is a verb that means “move rapidly around,” and because “whirl” is the only verb that might cause someone to become dizzy after performing the verb’s action, “whirl” is the correct answer.

The context of the sentence suggests that the government destroyed the building so they could build it up again. A word that means to destroy buildings is “raze.” To provide further help, “edify” means build or instruct, and is an antonym of “raze;” “bevy” means many of; “gaunt” means unhealthily skinny; a “catapult” is a tool used to project objects up in the air. 

Jessica's dad presumably wanted to comfort his daughter "after she finished last in the track and field race," so we need to pick out a verb for the blank that means something like "comfort." "Console" means console or comfort after something bad has happened. None of the other answer choices make sense in the blank: "assist" means help; "discourage" means dishearten or daunt; "recognize" means realize that someone or something is familiar; and "ignore" means purposely pay no attention to.

We can infer that the hotel was "luckily" able to lodge the traveler who had "forgot[ten] to book a reservation," so we need to pick out a verb that means something similar to "lodge." "Expel," then, cannot be the correct answer because one meaning of "expel" is "force someone to leave a place, especially a country," making "expel" an antonym of "lodge." "Accommodate," however, is a verb that can mean either "provide lodging or sufficient space for" when referring to physical space, especially a building, or "fit in with the wishes or needs of." Because "accommodate" best describes the hotel's actions and best fits the context of the sentence, "accommodate" is the correct answer.

We can infer that because certain customers "decided . . . not to eat [at the restaurant] any more," that they decided to avoid it. So, we need to pick out a verb that means something like "avoid." "Patronize," then, cannot be the correct answer because one meaning of "patronize" is "frequent a store, theater, restaurant, or other establishment as a customer," making it an antonym, not a synonym, of "avoid." "Boycott," however, is a verb that can mean "withdraw from commercial or social relations with a country, organization, or person as a punishment or protest" or "refuse to buy or handle goods as a punishment or protest." Because "boycott" best fits the context of the sentence, "boycott" is the correct answer.

We can infer that the customer, "not leaving but not yet returning to his seat," was remaining in the entryway while he considered desert. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "remaining." "Exited" cannot be the correct answer because we know that the customer did not yet leave the restaurant in the moment the sentence describes. "Lingered," however, is a verb that means "stayed in a place longer than necessary, typically because of a reluctance to leave," and because it is the answer choice that best describes the customer's actions and best fits the context of the sentence, "lingered" is the correct answer.

We can infer that because "the pirates knew . . . they were spotted" and whatever they did "[made] their identity unmistakeable," they must have raised their skull-and-crossbones flag. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "raised." "Lowered," then, cannot be the correct answer, because if the pirates lowered their flag, that would not have "[made] their identity unmistakeable." "Hoist," however, is a verb that means "raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys" or "raise or haul up," and because "hoisted" best describes how the pirates raised their flag, "hoisted" is the correct answer.

The context of the sentence tells you that the author was covered in water. To be covered in water is most similar to the definition of the word “saturated,” which means drenched or soaked. To provide further help, “underwhelmed” means disappointed or feeling like something was not very interesting when you expected it to be more interesting, “interpret” means to try and explain something someone else doesn't understand (like a statement or text in a different language) by explaining it in a way they will understand, “mocked” means made fun of, and “supplanted” means replaced.