The sentence tells you that Jenna did not want to discuss her feelings directly, therefore the answer choice must be close in meaning to hinted, or suggested. The correct answer is “alluded,” which means hinted at indirectly. To help you, "contrived" means faked or made-up, "meandered" means traveled somewhere indirectly, like a river, and "detained" means withheld or arrested.

The process of "recuperation" is literally the "recapturing" of strength that has been lost through illness or overwork. To "recuperate" is to recover in this sense. The sentence implies that Sally was greatly weakened by her fight with the flu and therefore needed to recover her strength before being able to return to work. The word "recuperate" best expresses this.

"Perched" is the only answer choice that makes sense in the sentence, because the sentence informs the reader the cat is sitting somewhere high above the garden, and "perched" means balanced on something or sitting on something. We also know that the cat sat "silently" on the fencepost, so neither "yowled" nor "purred" can be the correct answer, as each of those words describes something or someone making a noise.

The general idea being conveyed is that Dana's friends want her to use her leadership abilities. (These would certainly help keep things orderly, so long as she applies them well.) Therefore, they are likely asking her to lead the meeting (or at least to have a leadership role). When someone "presides," he or she acts as the authority in a given situation. We could say that the "president" presides over the nation. (The words are indeed related, just as they look.)

The sentence implies that the speech needs to be "put" into languages other than its original. (The words "into three other" indicate this fact.) When we rewrite something from one language to another, we translate it. This is a better option that words like "reproduced" or "copied," which generally indicate only a duplication. The word "transfer" is not usually used to describe the process of rewriting a speech.  "Written" is too general of a word.

The man's refusal is explained in the relative clause. He does not wish to deny what he believes to be true. When someone "recants" an opinion, he or she states that he or she no longer holds a given opinion. This best describes the man's attitude. The word comes from a combination of the prefix "re-", here meaning back (as in, for instance, "re-turn") and the base-word "-cant," which is related to the word "chant" meaning to sing. Think of "recanting" like taking back a position that you once sung (that is, said or held).

So long as you are not tricked by the word "pined," you should be able to get this question correct rather easily. None of the wrong answers work grammatically. They do not take the preposition "for" as does the word "pine." The word "pine" can be used as a verb meaning to suffer decline, usually implying some sort of emotional / love trauma. When combined with the preposition "for," the expression "pine for" means long for. This meaning does work in the context of our sentence.

It makes sense that the firemen would take action to put out the fire, so the blank word has to relate to the process of putting out a fire. The correct answer is “douse,” which means to drench with water. To further help you, "exacerbate" and "intensify" are synonyms and both mean to make worse or more intense; "embolden" means to make confident; "solidify" means to make solid or to harden.

The context of the sentence suggests that Josh would be feeling regret about his opportunities because he missed them. The correct answer must therefore be close in meaning to regret. The correct answer is “rue,” which means to regret. To further help you, "admonish" means to criticize; "absolve" means to free from blame; "display" means show. 

"Civil war" and "refugees" both suggest that people have to get out of Syria in order to survive. The best word to describe this urgent need to leave is "fleeing." "Fleeing" means leaving a place to escape danger.