If people always listened to what the old man had to say it makes sense that his opinion was considered important, of great meaning and significance. So, the correct answer is "weighty." "Weighty" can also mean heavy when used to describe an object. Additionally, "jaunty" means happy and cheerful; "jarred" means disturbed, shocked; "infirm" means sick; "foolhardy" means foolish, stupid, silly.

You are told that the subject is always making decisions without thinking about the consequences. The adjective used to describe him must reflect this aspect of his personality. The correct answer is therefore "brash," which means arrogant, cocksure, bold, not modest. Additionally, "cheerful" means happy; "impartial" means not biased, able to judge fairly; "adhesive" means sticky; "wealthy" means rich.

Based on the context and structure of this sentence the correct answer must mean something like incapable of dying, living forever. So, the correct answer is "immortal" which means not mortal, not capable of dying. Additionally, "profitable" means making money, making a profit; "precise" means exact, accurate; "momentous" means of great importance, very significant; "independent" means free, not tied down by responsibilities, not controlled by others. 

The context of this sentence, and the use of the conjunction "but," suggests that this man changed over the course of his lifetime. Once he had been arrogant and full of energy, so the correct answer must mean something like the opposite of these two words. The correct answer is therefore "mellow" which means relaxed, good-natured, and calm. Additionally, "frantic" means rushed, anxious, and stressed; "toxic" means poisonous; "uncouth" means vulgar, rude; "derelict" means in a very bad condition, falling apart. 

The children felt excited for dinner so the thing coming from the kitchen was most likely the smell of dinner. The correct answer is therefore "aroma" which means smell, scent. Additionally, "melody" means tune, song; "discord" is disagreement, argument; an "outlier" is a piece of data that is unique within a set of data, something strange and separate from the usual; an "omen" is a warning about the future.

You are told that the best man did not really prepare for the speech and that whatever quality it had was therefore surprising. If the best man had not prepared one might expect his speech to be disorganized and poorly spoken. So, the adjective used to describe his speech must be positive and reflect how he surprised the audience. The correct answer is therefore "eloquent" which means well spoken. Additionally, "feigned" means faked, pretended; "incompetent" means not able to do something, not good enough, not capable; "rabid" means extreme, overly passionate; "spiritual" means relating to religion, or relating to the human soul. 

Based on the structure of this sentence you are looking for the answer choice that means easily lit on fire. The correct answer is therefore "inflammable." Due to a strange quirk of the English language both "flammable" and "inflammable" mean easily set on fire. Based on normal rules you would expect "inflammable" to mean "not flammable," but this is not the case. Additionally, "inflexible" means not flexible, not bendy; "irresponsible" means not responsible; "implacable" means unable to be placated, unable to be soothed, unforgiving; "irredeemable" means not able to be redeemed, not able to be saved or forgiven. 

The subject of this sentence wants to change how well he fits in at school, so it makes sense that he would feel the need to change his appearance. You are therefore looking for the answer choice that means change, alter. So, the correct answer is "modify." Additionally, "ransack" means to search through carelessly and quickly; "reconcile" means make peace with; "deviate" means turn away from, diverge from; "contradict" means argue against.

Based on the context clues in this sentence, we can guess that Ronald didn't realize that the temperature was dropping. As someone who is naturally warm, he probably thought the house was just about the same. Therefore, the implication is that he didn't even think that others might be cold. That means that he likely did not realize it. He was not aware of it.

The use of the word "but" is crucial to solving this problem. "But" is used to change the direction of a sentence, to cause it to mean the opposite, so in this instance if the girl is twenty minutes late she must usually not be late. The correct answer is therefore "prompt" which means on time, quick, not delayed or late. Additionally, "dogged" means determined and hard-working; "delayed" means late, halted, paused; "miserable" means very sad; "perilous" means dangerous.