The judge ruled that the crime could not have been "spontaneous," or unplanned and occurring in the moment. So, the correct answer must be an antonym of "spontaneous." The correct answer is therefore "premeditated" which means planned in advance. To provide further help, "contaminated" means polluted, made impure, infected; "transpired" means occurred, happened, took place; "residual" means left over, remaining; "dire" means desperate, dreadful circumstances.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices is a crime or something that someone might be imprisoned for. The correct answer then is "larceny" which means theft, robbery. To provide further help, "brevity" is the quality of being brief and quick; a "fallacy" is a misconception, something commonly misunderstood; an "allegory" is a parable, a story meant to impart some lesson, often a metaphorical lesson; "monogamy" is the state of being in a committed relationship with only one person. 

A person would logically choose to divorce their partner if they felt little "emotion" for them. Therefore the correct answer is "passion." "Passion" means emotion, usually strong emotion. To provide further help, "disdain" means hatred, dislike and disgust; "peril" means danger, trouble; "gravity" when applied to a situation means seriousness; "temerity" means boldness, audacity, nerve.

Logically a deer running onto the road would shock, surprise, and stun someone who was driving. The correct answer then is "startled." "Startled" means astonished, surprised, shocked. To provide further help, "dismissed" means ignored or sent away; "befriended" means became friends with; "assisted" means helped.

You are told that the team was expected to lose. An "underdog" is a team or individual expected to lose in a competition, not the favorite. To provide further help, "porous" means full of holes, easily penetrated; "miserly" and "stingy" both mean not generous with money; "celestial" means divine, heavenly. 

The subjects of this sentence spent a very long time looking for the solution to a problem. Based on the degree of intensity put into the search it makes sense that they would be looking for the best possible, ideal solution to the problem, so the correct answer is "optimal." To provide further help, "lethal" means deadly; "hushed" means made quiet; "succinct" means brief, expressed accurately in as little words as possible; "laconic" means brief, quick.

If the wheels needed to be replaced it makes sense that they would be broken, not working properly. The correct answer then is "faulty" because this word means not working properly. To provide further help, "puny" means small and weak; "momentous" means very large or very important; "hideous" means ugly, repulsive; "delicious" means tasty.

If you could not hear what someone was saying you would have to rely on the tone of their voice in order to understand how they feel. So the correct answer is "inflection" which means tone, stress, rhythm, or a change in the form or expression of a word. To provide further help, "forte" means strong point; "joy" means great happiness; "culprit" means guilty person, person responsible for some crime; a "fanatic" is someone who is filled with excessive passion for some cause.

The boy's actions are described as "malevolent," which means bad-natured and his parents are worried that he refuses to take responsibility for his bad deeds. The correct answer then is "unrepentant," which means unapologetic, refusing to apologize, not feeling remorse for a bad deed. Additionally, "lively" means energetic, full of life; "tame" means docile, domesticated, not wild or threatening; "lustrous" means shiny; "abashed" means ashamed, embarrassed. 

The logic of this sentence indicates that we need an antonym for the description of Ronald's behavior and appearance. Since Ronald is sloppy and rude, we can guess that his brother must be orderly and polite. Now, we might think that wealthy or affluent people are always orderly and polite. This is not, however, at all necessarily the case. A rich person can be a rude slob as well. A very good description of someone who "follows all the rules" (esp. those of society and "good manners") is the word "formal." Likely, you have heard of "formal clothes." Whenever you need to be dressed for an important occasion, you have clothes that have a kind of dignity and "good manners" so as to match the etiquette of the situation.