We know that "Jenna does not like spicy foods" and "ordered a plain cheese quesadilla instead" because the nachos were topped with so many spicy ingredients. So, we need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb that describes Jenna's action of ordering a different dish. "Dreading" might look like a potentially correct answer, but it doesn't quite make sense in the sentence's context; why would someone dread ordering one dish if they could just decide to order something else? Jenna clearly didn't have to order the nachos - no one made her. So, "dreading" can't be the correct answer. "Dissuade," however, is a verb that means "persuade someone not to take a particular course of action," and because "dissuaded from" best describes Jenna's actions of avoiding the spicy nachos in favor of a less-spicy quesadilla, "dissuaded from" is the correct answer.

We can infer that because the word in the blank occurred "even though" Jeffrey "had practiced his Spanish presentation for hours," we need to pick out a word that means something like "froze" or "was afraid." "Persevered," then, cannot be the correct answer, because "persevere" means "continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success," and wouldn't make sense as describing Jeffrey "saying nothing for almost a full minute." "Quail," however, is a word that when used as a verb, means "feel or show fear or apprehension," and because "quailed" best describes how Jeffrey froze with fear when he got up in front of the class, "quailed" is the correct answer.

Do not assume anything about Thomas' attitude when you are looking for the correct word for this sentence. Perhaps he "mocked" or even disdained all other pursuits. However, that would be adding to what can be said for certain based on the sentence's content. The key expression is "in order to attain." He does not necessarily mock or hate other pursuits in order to attain the one goal of becoming well known and successful. He merely needs to overlook or not undertake anything else. That is, he merely needs to "sacrifice" (metaphorically speaking) his other pursuits to the one goal of success.

The sense of the sentence is that after the long period of refusing to ask about directions, Robert finally decided to stop and ask for the needed information. To "inquire" is to ask for information. The word is related to words like "question" and "inquiry." All of these English words are derived from the Latin for to seek.

As strange as it might seem, the best clue in this sentence is the preposition "to." The sense is that Gerard needs to go from his current department to a new one. This is not necessarily a matter of "fleeing" or "advancing." Instead, it is merely a matter of "transferring." To "transfer" something is literally to carry it "across" some space—from one place to another. The prefix "trans-" means across, as you might know from the word "translate."

The context of this sentence suggests that the doctors had to force the pregnant woman into labor to avoid complications. This means the correct answer is “induce.” To provide further help, “remedy” means fix and “demean” means humiliate, put down. Additionally, “assuage” and “pacify” are synonyms of one another, both words mean to calm. 

Since the table was put together incorrectly, it needed to be taken apart, or "dismantled." To "rethink" is to ponder over something once more; to "remodel" is to make structural or decorative renovations to; to "corrugate" is to fold into tiny ridges or folds; and to "deteriorate" is to become steadily worse.

We can tell from the sentence that we're looking for a verb that means something like bent. While "wilted" and "broke" each seem like possible options, "broke" is too strong of a word for the sentence's context, since then we wouldn't be able to explain how the flowers were able to recover after the rainstorm. "Wilted," however, refers to plants and means drooped; because of this, it best fits the context of the sentence and is the correct answer.

We can infer from the subject of the sentence that we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "stop." "Start" and "encourage" are antonyms of the word we're looking for, so neither of them can be the correct answer. While "pause" might look like a good answer, "pause" implies only a temporary stop, and it seems pretty unlikely that the vice principal would let the food fight start up again. The best answer choice is "quell," a verb that in this context means "put an end to a rebellion or other disorder, typically by the use of force."

We can infer that because Toby's little brother clearly ate the cookies, that Toby was proven innocent when his little brother wandered into the room. So, we need to pick out a verb that means something like "proven innocent" for the blank. "Convicted," then, cannot be the correct answer, because "convicted" means "declared to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law," and Toby was not guilty. "Vindicated," however, is a verb that means either "cleared (someone) of blame or suspicion" or "showed or proved to be right, reasonable, or justified," and because "vindicated" best describes how Toby was cleared of suspicion when it was discovered that his brother had eaten the cookies, "vindicated" is the correct answer.