The Great Depression was a very difficult time when many people suffered a great deal. To solve this problem you are looking for an answer choice that reflects this meaning. The correct answer is therefore "hardship," which means great suffering, poverty or pain. To provide further help, "jubilation" means happy celebration; "opulence" means great wealth; "splendor" means magnificence; "prosperity" means wealth and success.

The girl is described as "beautiful" and the boy decides to ask her out on a date. It makes sense then that the boy was strongly attracted to and/or in love with the girl. The correct answer then is "smitten." To be "smitten" means to be deeply attracted to or in love with. To provide further help, "anxious" means worried; "timid" means shy; "docile" means harmless and obedient; "passive" means not aggressive, accepting and submissive. 

First of all "autocratic" means tyrannical, despotic, relating to a system of government in which one man or one agency has absolute power. Now, an autocratic government would be likely to put down a "rebellion" or a "revolution" in a brutal fashion, so the correct answer must mean something like this. The correct answer therefore is "insurrection," which means a rebellion, a violent uprising against the existing government. To provide further help, a "competitor" is someone participating in a competition; the "victor" is the winner; a "community" is a social group, a group of people; an "antique" is an old, valuable item. 

The speaker is telling someone else to "cheer up" so it makes sense that the situation is not as bad as the other person thinks. The correct answer must therefore reflect a situation that is desperate, dreadful and alarming. So, the correct answer is "dire." To provide further help, "obscene" means vulgar, rude; "uptight" means overly anxious, someone who is "uptight" is someone who rigidly follows the rules and cannot relax; "garrulous" means talkative; "tender" means kind, soothing, and delicate. 

If the speaker struggled not to be sick than it is likely he found his dinner sickening and disgusting. So, the correct answer is "nauseating" which means causing sickness, likely to make someone sick, disgusting. To provide further help, "petite" means very small; "discreet" means careful not to cause offense, secretive and cautious; "vigorous" means strong, forceful; "unruly" means chaotic, unable to be controlled. 

It makes sense that one would feel "intimidated" upon meeting one's hero. Therefore the correct answer is "daunted." "Daunted" means intimidated, frightened of and anxious. To provide further help, "deranged" and "psychotic" both mean crazy, insane; "untidy" means not tidy, messy; "cagey" means shrewd, secretive, cautious, and wary. 

The use of the words "critical" and "scathing" (harsh, critical, attacking) provide you with the necessary information to solve this problem. Newspaper articles usually should contain no bias or strong judgment, except in "editorials" in which a newspaper's editor is free to express subjectivity and opinion. If the article was "critical" and "scathing" it must have been an editorial. 

You are told that the subject of this sentence was "suffering dramatically" in the heat. The correct answer must therefore reflect that intensity. "Sweltering" means extremely and uncomfortably hot. To provide further help, "obdurate" means stubborn; "frivolous" means pointless; "nimble" means agile, flexible and capable of quick movement; "ambidextrous" means equally skilled at using either the right or left hand. 

If the girl kept "turning heads" it makes sense that she looked beautiful, attractive, or "gorgeous." To provide further help, "chivalrous" means noble, honorable; "frantic" means rushed, stressed; "vengeful" means seeking revenge for some wrong done to you; "grumpy" means in a bad mood, moody. 

If the author is "thankful" and the girl made a "complete recovery" then the poison must not have been deadly, likely to cause death, or "lethal." To provide further help, "superb" means excellent; "paltry" means small, an insufficiently little amount of something; "hilarious" means very funny; "muddled" means confused.