The correct answer is "omniscient" because that word means all-knowing. To provide further help, "omnivorous" means eating everything, both plants and animals. As you can observe, the prefix omni- seems to mean all of something. To provide additional clarification, "enamored" means in love with; "intractable" means stubborn; "amicable" means agreeable and friendly.

The only thing that is indicated about the students' work on the assignment is that they took a lot of time to work on it and were not interested in it. Perhaps this angered them, but you should only draw such an inference if there are no other options. The other wrong options either do not match at all ("forgetfully") or make it seem as though they were interested ("tirelessly" and "zealously"). The word "ploddingly" is the adverbial form of "plodding," which means unexciting and slow in making progress. As an adverb, "ploddingly" describes an action that happens in this manner—which does appear to be the case, given what is said about the students' attitude and work!

The context of the sentence suggests that the author was very hungry, another word for very hungry is "ravenous." To provide further help, "nonchalant" means apathetic, not caring what happens; "robust" means strong and firm; "benign" means not harmful; "overzealous" means too passionate, over the top, too enthusiastic.

The only thing that we are told for certain is that Peter will "stop at nothing to learn." Therefore, he must be untired, extremely devoted, and energetic about learning. Such an outlook is "fierce," not in the sense of being dangerous, but in the sense of showing great force and devotion. The other options do not express this kind of passion.

The team lost by a lot of points, and the team felt miserable about the result after the game. This information suggests that the effort put in the team was poor or atrocious. The answer choice that most resembles that definition is "dismal," which means poor, depressing, not near good enough. To provide further help, "thrilling" and "stimulating" mean exciting, something that makes you feel delighted and energized; someone who is "reclusive" avoids contact with other people; "meddlesome" means intefering, annoying.

From the context of the sentence you know that the blank word must be a positive attribute for someone who wants to give political speeches. Of the five answer choices, "articulate" is by far the best option. Someone who is "articulate" is a good speaker, eloquent. If we look quickly at the definitions of the other words, it will become obvious why "articulate" was the only option. "Morose" means very sad and despondent; "obscure" means hidden or not known by many people; "banal" means boring, uninspiring; "foolish" means not wise, stupid.

The author tells us that Jenny struggles with talking to people and is not extroverted, so we know that the answer choice must describe someone who is shy and quiet. This information tells us that the correct answer is "taciturn" which means quiet, timid, introverted. To provide further help, an "extrovert" is someone who is confident with people and affable; "affable" means friendly, sociable; "tenacious" means determined; "gregarious" means friendly; "laborious" means hard-work, tasking.

Because the author needed a great deal of medication to cope with the pain, we can assume that the car crash was very, intensely,or “excruciatingly” painful. To provide further help, “eager” means willing or keen; “morose” means sad, serious, sulking; “suspicious” means thinking something is up, thinking someone is guilty; “beneficial” means helpful.

Because of the second clause, which tells us that Alice had been waiting all her life to have children, and the information in the first clause that tells us Alice was devastated (very upset), we can infer that Alice must have learned she could not have children, or that she was “infertile.” To provide further help, “fecund” means the same thing as fertile; “vulnerable” and “susceptible” both mean in danger from something specific; “deleterious” means harmful.

The best way to approach this sentence is to notice the contrast between the remote towns and the cities. The latter are said to be complex and urban. "Urban" merely means "related to the city." Thus, the best example of a word that contrasts with this is something that indicates being "not related to the city." Among the options provided, "rural" is the best to this end, for it means "related to the countryside." The isolated farms are quite likely to be in the countryside.