Based on the context of this sentence you know you are looking for a verb that means something like pay for, cover the expense of. So, the correct answer is "defray." Additionally, "ensnare" means trap; "enroll" means sign up for, become a member of; "surmount" means overcome, get passed to achieve success; "recite" means speak publicly from memory, speak aloud something being read.

If someone received a warning it would most likely be telling them to stop, cease, abstain from downloading any illegal music. So, the correct answer is to "desist." Additionally, "facilitate" means provide help that allows something to happen; "trudge" means move slowly and ponderously; "alight" means get down from, disembark; "condone" means allow, offer support for.

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the correct answer must relate to a bird singing. So, the correct answer is "warbling." To "warble" means to sing like a bird. Additionally, to "efface" means to erase; "falter" means struggle, to be delayed by an obstacle; "monitor" means watch, observe; "bluff" means to trick and lie based on false confidence.

Based on the context of this sentence you know you are looking for a verb that means to stay behind, to wait around. So, the correct answer is "linger." Additionally, "indict" means accuse of committing a crime; "purport" means claim to be, lie about being; "hurtle" means move rapidly and recklessly; "chortle" means laugh, giggle.

You are told that the sword was recently polished so it makes sense that it would be shining, sparkling in the sunlight. So, the correct answer is "gleaming." Additionally, "consolidate" means bring together, organize into a smaller amount; "mentor" means provide advice and guidance to; "lecture" means speak with authority to an audience about a topic; "depict" means draw, represent, show.

The speaker describes their grandmother as getting more "disagreeable" (argumentative) with age. So, it makes sense that she constantly complains or "carps" about everything. Additionally, "lure" means entice, tempt, trap; "dwindle" means reduce in number, become smaller; "herd" means gather together, force together into a tight group; "squirm" means wriggle uncomfortable, fidget.

If the speaker is not that hungry then his small dinner would likely be enough. So, the correct answer is "suffice." To "suffice" means to be sufficient, to be enough. Additionally, "emulate" means copy, try to match the achievements of; "confine" means imprison, restrict to a small space; "dispute" means argue about; "ratify" means approve, give formal approval to.

To solve this problem you are looking for a verb that means provide food for a formal occasion. The correct answer is therefore to "cater." Additionally, "veer" means change direction wildly; "deprive" means not allow to have, take away from; "adjourn" means leave a meeting and go to another room; "enunciate" means pronounce, say.

The context of this sentence relates to an action reluctantly turned to as an option. The correct answer is therefore "resort." To "resort" to something means to turn to something as an option. Additionally, "invalidate" means prove to be false; "embellish" means add detail to, decorate, add a false detail to a story; "articulate" means give voice to, express; "atrophy" means weaken over time due to lack of use.

To begin with "adherents" are strict followers and a "pilgrimage" is a religious journey. So, to solve this problem you need to determine which of these verbs is something that a group of religious followers might do with regard to their sins. The correct answer is "atone," which means seek forgiveness for, seek to make amends for. Additionally, "subjugate" means bring under control; "ameliorate" means relieve, calm, make less severe; "classify" means put into groups, organize according to some trait; "solicit" means seek advice, help, or payment from.