After a powerful storm it would take a long time for waves to die down, become less intense, or "subside." Additionally, "replenish" means fill up, restock; "locate" means find; "ordain" means make holy, make formal; "retract" means withdraw, go back.

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the verb you are looking for relates to the retrieval of a dead body. The correct answer is therefore "exhume" which means to dig up a body. Additionally, "repose" means rest; "respire" means breathe; "aspire" means aim for; "expire" means die, run out, become no longer fresh.

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the verb you are looking for must relate to cutting costs, avoiding expenses. So, the correct answer is "skimping." To "skimp" means to be stingy with money, to avoid spending money. Additionally, to" delineate" means to break down and list; to "douse" means to cover in water; "evade" means avoid, get out of the way of; to "validate" means to provide evidence or support for.

Based on the context of this sentence you know you are looking for a verb that means something like made of, composed of. So, the correct answer is "consists." To "consist" of means to be made of. Additionally, to "violate" means to break or fail to listen to (the rules, someone's rights); "innovate" means come up with new solutions, invent; "recline" means lean back; "consult" means ask for advice.

The series of events described in this sentence would be likely to leave someone bitter and regretful, so the correct answer is "rue." To "rue" means to regret, to wish you had made a different decision. Additionally, "mar" means spoil, ruin; "throttle" means strangle; "vegetate" means to exist in a lazy condition; "trickle" means (of a liquid) flow slowly.

If the speaker wanted to be heard it makes sense that he would yell loudly at everyone. The correct answer is therefore "bellowed." Additionally, "scowled" means frowned angrily at; "wafted" means moved slowly through the air, carried by a gentle breeze; "confounded" means confused and surprised; "abolished" means got rid of.

If the child ended up falling to the ground it makes sense that they were trying to either get on, ride, or get off the pony. The correct answer is therefore "dismount" which means get off of, get down from. Additionally, "dovetail" means fit together perfectly; "pilfer" means steal from, plunder; "shun" means ignore, banish; "infuse" means fill with, put into.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these is an action the king's brother might take with regard to the throne. The correct answer is "usurp" which means take control of, take power from. Additionally, "goad" means encourage, 'egg on'; "succor" means provide relief for; "masticate" means chew; "vex" means confuse and annoy.

Based on the context of this sentence you know you are looking for a verb that relates to training through punishment. The correct answer is "disciplined." Additionally, to "endure" means to put up with, to tolerate; "malign" means criticize; "originate" means come from, begin; "compensated" means paid for some work or suffering.

Based on the context of this sentence, which describes people lying about someone, it makes sense that the correct answer is a verb that means to ruin, to spoil, to damage the integrity of. The correct answer is therefore "sully." Additionally, "diffuse" means spread out from a central point; "breach" means pass through a barrier, overcome a fortress; "resort" means turn to; "ingratiate" means make oneself fit in within a new group.