Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like seek favor and acceptance in a new group through flattery or gifts. The correct answer is therefore "ingratiate." To "ingratiate oneself" means to seek acceptance in a new group, to try and 'fit in.' Additionally, "maim" means wound, badly injure; "proliferate" means spread wildly; "embellish" means decorate, adorn, add detail to; "avow" means assert, declare to be true.

Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like convince not to do something, convince someone to change their mind. The correct answer is therefore "dissuade," which means persuade not to do. Additionally, "establish" means set up, prepare; "diffuse" means spread throughout; "invalidate" means make no longer valid, disprove, prove as false; "cater" means provide food for a party or provide necessary care for someone.

A child spending all day in bed and then all night watching television would likely get scolded, yelled at by their mother for their laziness. So, the correct answer is "admonished," which means scolded, yelled at, reprimanded. Additionally, "abolish" means get rid of, 'do away with'; "maim" means wound, or badly injure; "amassed" means gathered, collected; "enticed" means lured, tempted.

To begin with a "levee" is something constructed to prevent flooding and "inundated" means flooded. So, based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like overcame. The correct answer is "breached." To "breach" means to break through something. Additionally, "originate" means comes from, began at; "adjourn" means to leave a meeting and go to another room, to suspend a meeting until a later time; "subjugated" means brought under control, made subservient by an authority; "discipline" means punish.

The use of the conjunction "although" suggests that whilst society at large ignores the subject of this sentence, the scientific community does not. The correct answer is therefore "venerate," which means deeply respect, revere and greatly admire. Additionally, "penalize" means punish for breaking the rules; "classify" means arrange into distinct categories; "sully" means ruin the reputation of; "ameliorate" means make better, provide relief for.

If the young player broke lots of records for his new team it makes sense that he went beyond or "transcended" the expectations. To "transcend" means to surpass, to go beyond, to rise above. Additionally, "emulate" means copy, try to match the achievements of; "anticipate" means to expect to happen, to foresee; "heed" means pay attention to (a warning); "devastate" means destroy, completely ruin.

Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like add detail to. So, the correct answer is "embellished." "Embellish" can mean one of two things, it can either mean decorate, adorn or to add detail (particularly false detail) to a story to make it more interesting. Additionally, "veer" means swerve wildly, change direction dramatically; "trickle" means (of liquid) to fall slowly, a small flow; "diffuse" and "proliferate" both mean to spread throughout, although "proliferate" suggests to spread wildly.

Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like fetch, go get something and bring it back. The correct answer is therefore "retrieve." Additionally, "perturb" means worry, concern; "squander" means waste, use recklessly; "purport" means appear to be, claim to be; "beguile" means charm.

As you probably know in the spring most plants sprout and begin to grow. So, the correct answer is "germinate," which means (of a plant) to sprout and begin to grow. Additionally, "interrogate" means question, formally question as part of an investigation into a crime; "mutilate" means ruin the appearance of; "cloister" means hide away, seclude; "retaliate" means fight back against.

If the speaker of this sentence feels the need to go and chop some more firewood then it makes sense that his supply of firewood has been reduced or "dwindled." To "dwindle" means to become smaller in quantity, to reduce in amount. Additionally, "meddle" means interfere, become involved with something that has nothing to do with you; "endorse" means publicly support; "adorn" means decorate; "acquiesce" means give in to the demands of.