Since Jen did not wish to continue as a candidate, this means that she withdrew her candidacy.

Lena wants to win the game of hide and seek and therefore wants to deceive or outwit her brother.

In this sentence, the key is finding the best answer choice; in this case, she wants to ensure or make sure she does well on the exam, therefore she extensively studies for the exam.

The only accurate choice among the answer choices is shield since it means to protect.  Since she doesn't want a sunburn, she needs to shield herself from the sun.

We can infer that we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "looks like," because Judy is often "asked for autographs because people mistake her for her famous counterpart." "Resembles" is a verb which means "has qualities or features, especially those of appearance, in common with someone or something; looks or seems like." "Resembles" is the correct answer because it best fits the context of the sentence.

Since the lion was looking for prey, it means that it prowled the forest for prey.

We can infer from the sentence that the student made up the story about how his homework got lost, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "made up" or "invented" and can refer to stories. While "iterated" may look like a potentially correct answer because it can have to do with speech, "iterate" means "perform or utter repeatedly," so it doesn't fit the context of the sentence because we aren't told that the student repeated his story. So, "iterated" cannot be the correct answer. "Concocted," however, means "created or devised," and is specifically used of stories or plans. Because "concocted" is the answer choice that best describes the student making up the story and best fits the context of the sentence, "concocted" is the correct answer.

We can infer from the sentence that the child really liked her security blanket, because she "took it wherever she went" and "snuggl[ed] it every so often to convey how much she treasured it." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb that means something like "treasured." "Despised" cannot be the correct answer, then, because despised means "felt contempt or a deep repugnance for," making it an antonym of "treasured." "Cherished," however, is a verb that can mean "hold something dear," and because "cherished" is the answer choice that best describes the child's attachment to her security blanket, it is the correct answer.

We need to pick out a word that means something like "coax," because we know that the spy used flattery to get the governor to tell him the secrets. "Wheedle" is a verb that means "employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to do something or give one something," and when used with an object ("wheedle something out of") like in the sentence, "coax or persuade someone to say or give something." Of the possible answer choices, "wheedle" best describes how the spy used flattery to obtain the secrets from the governor, so "wheedle" is the correct answer.

We can infer from the sentence that we need to pick out an answer choice that describes movement and means something like "flew" or "took," because the stuntman's jetpack takes him "high into the sky, and straight into a cloud." So, "sank" cannot be the correct answer, because while it describes movement, "sank" specifically describes downward movement, which wouldn't make sense in the sentence's context. "Propelled," however, is a verb that means "drove, pushed, or caused to move in a particular direction, typically forward," and because "propelled" best describes the how the stuntman's jetpack caused him to move into the sky, "propelled" is the correct answer.