The context of this sentence is that every Muslim is expected to make a trip to Mecca at some point in their lifetime. A religious journey is called a "pilgrimage." To provide further help, a "retort" is a response in an argument; a "tremor" is a quake; "turmoil" is trouble, danger and suffering; a "diatribe" is a verbal attack.

To answer this question you simply need to determine which of these answers is a noun that describes something that someone might look over. The correct answer is therefore "parapet" which means low wall, or low barrier. To provide further help, to "probe" means to examine, a "probe" is an inquiry; a "devotee" is a fan, someone who is loyally interested in or committed to something; "consternation" is a feeling of astonished frustration; a "hovel" is a small house, a shack.

In this sentence you are looking for the answer that means public announcement, official statement. The correct answer is therefore "bulletin." To provide further help, "reconnaissance" means exploration, preliminary search of an area; "mentality" means state of mind, opinion, perspective; an "accolade" is an aware, a formal certificate of praise; "atrophy" means to weaken. 

If it snowed in the summertime that would be extremely unusual so the correct answer must mean something like "irregularity" or "abnormality," something that reflects how odd and unusual this would be. The correct answer then is "anomaly." An "anomaly" is something that is unusual, a deviation from what is expected, a peculiarity. To provide further help, "boon" means gift or blessing; an "industry" is a business, an area of business; an "error" is a mistake; an "authority" is someone in charge. 

Based on the context of this sentence, which is discussing a man being sent to jail for committing crimes, it is clear that the correct answer must mean "crimes." The correct answer then is "felonies." To provide further help, "guerillas" are rebels, revolutionaries; "reactionaries" are people who violently oppose any changes to society; "heroics" are good-deeds, actions taken by heroes. 

The speaker of this sentence is commenting on how it is very important to preserve the details of what is taking place so that it may be enjoyed by people in the future. Things preserved for future generations are "preserved for posterity." "Posterity" means future generations, descendents. To provide further help, "ancestors" are older generations, the people who came before; an "orator" is a speaker, someone who is skilled at public speaking; "pedagogue" means teacher. 

The subject obviously feels it is ridiculous that his favorite show did not win an award. He would probably therefore describe it as a "farce" or a "mockery" something that provides a false representation of the truth in an absurd way. The correct answer then is "travesty." To provide further help, "trajectory" means path, expected path that something will take; "accolade" means award, reward; "deception" means trickery. Both "deception" and "accolade" could theoretically be correct answers, but neither is as strong as "travesty." Be sure to always pick the strongest possible answer choice.

The couple in this sentence is complaining to the hotel manager about the quality of their room so the correct answer must mean something like accommodation, room in a hotel, place where you sleep or live. The answer then is "lodgings" because this has the same meaning. Your "lodgings" are where you sleep or where you live. To provide further help, an "outlier" is something unusual, something that sticks out as different in a set of data; a "committee" is a group of people responsible for deciding something or meeting about something; "observations" are things you notice; a "repository" is a place meant for storing things.

The correct answer to this problem must mean something that a person could fall through, like a hole, a crack, or a fissure. The correct answer is therefore "crevice," which means a narrow gap in something. Additionally, a "tycoon" is a very successful business man; a "dialogue" is a conversation between two or more people; an "avalanche" is a large amount of snow falling down the side of a mountain; an "onslaught" is a relentless attack. 

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the two brothers are no longer living together, so what has ended is their "cohabitation." "Cohabitation" means the state of living together. Additionally, "aspiration" is something that someone wants to accomplish, something to gain or achieve; an "inhibition" is a feeling that causes someone to behave in a reserved or unnatural manner; an "allegation" is a statement made accusing someone of doing something; "rumination" is a period of thinking.