To solve this problem you first need to know that "renovate" means to repair a building, to restore something to its earlier condition. So, if the shopkeeper needs to make repairs it makes sense that his store was damaged. The correct answer is therefore "vandalized." To "vandalize" means to destroy someone's property. The word, interestingly, comes from a Germanic tribe that destroyed the city of Rome roughly fifteen hundred years ago - The Vandals. Additionally, to "replenish" means to restock, to fill something up again; to "mourn" means to express sadness about a loss; to "buttress" means to support; to "release" means to let go of, to set free.

The speaker of this sentence wants to seem more professional so it makes sense that they would want to change or "alter" their appearance. "Alter" means change, edit, adjust. Additionally, "attend" means be present at, go to; to "accompany" means to go with someone; "attach" means join, connect to; "accommodate" means help, assist, meet the needs of.

You know that the cat is waiting to attack its prey so the verb you are looking for must relate to hiding or waiting in the shadows. The correct answer is therefore "lurked." To "lurk" means to hide and wait to attack something. Additionally, to "shelter" means to provide a home for; to "murder" means to kill; to "tremble" means to shake (usually with fear); to "advise" means to offer help or suggestions.

To begin with "captives" are prisoners. Based on the context of this sentence you know that the verb you are looking for must mean something like coming up with, making. So, the correct answer is "devising." To "devise" means to come up with, to plan, to make. Additionally, to "erode" means to wear down over time; to "vanish" means to disappear; to "wreck" means to destroy; to "permit" means to allow.

The team is described as "winning" and you are told that they scored in overtime, so it makes sense that they triumphed, defeated, won. The correct answer is therefore "prevailed." To "prevail" means to triumph, to overcome, to win. Additionally, to "jockey" is to compete for position; to "implore" means to beg, to urge; to "succumb" means to give in to, to fail to resist any more; to "engorge" means to fill with liquid, often blood or water.

The speaker notes that his family has run out of eggs, so it would make sense that he would go to the store to replace, restock, fill up their supply. The correct answer is therefore "replenish." Additionally, "exterminate" and "annihilate" both mean to kill or to completely destroy; "rectify" means fix; "harass" means irritate, bother, annoy.

A sudden loud sound would probably be shocking, unsettling, disturbing. So, the correct answer is "startled." If you have been "startled" you have been shocked and surprised by something sudden. Additionally, "cherish" means love and adore; "chortle" means laugh at; "submerged" means under water; "commence" means begin, start.

In this sentence the subjects take a turkey out of the freezer and leave it to become unfrozen. The correct answer is therefore "thaw." To "thaw" means to defrost, to become unfrozen. Additionally, "strive" means work hard for; "demolish" means tear down, destroy; "bewilder" means confuse; "cleanse" means clean, purify.

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the verb you are looking for must mean something like to trap, to catch (an animal). The correct answer is therefore "snare." Additionally, "reprimand" means scold, yell at, punish; "desert" means leave, abandon; "sanctify" means make holy, make sacred; "enlarge" means make larger.

The sentence is discussing the general tendency for commercials to be a given way. When something "tends" to something, it generally or often does so. For instance, if you were to say, "I tend to go to bed at 10 PM," this would mean that you generally go to bed then. Of course, some times you go to bed earlier or later. This is all that the sentence is trying to say about the tendencies of television commercials.