This sentence describes a group of nuns who are kept far away from the world so they have peace and solitude. To hide away, keep hidden, seclude (especially in relation to religious devotion) is to "cloister." "Cloistered" means secluded, hidden. Additionally, "retrieve" means go get and bring back, fetch; "dovetail" means fit together perfectly; "ransack" means search through in a destructive and messy fashion; "waft" means to float through the air, as if caught on a light breeze.

Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like to give up power, to renounce, (of a ruler) to give up authority. The correct answer is therefore "abdicate." Additionally, "vex" means frustrate, irritate, anger, and confuse; "endorse" means offer public support for; "wail" means cry out in pain and suffering; "indict" means officially charge with committing a crime, formally accuse.

To solve this problem you simply need to determine which of these verbs relates to a "treaty" (a formal agreement between two or more nations). The correct answer is "ratify," which means approve, sign into being. Additionally, "atrophy" means weaken, become weak through lack of use; "anchor" means fix in place; "secede" means leave (a union), formally withdraw from an organization; "surmise" means guess to be true, suppose something to be true.

Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like imprisoned, held captive. So, the correct answer is "confined." Additionally, "bellow" means shout, yell; "conferred" means awarded, granted, given some title or reward; "dispute" means argue, disagree; "meddle" means interfere, get involved with something that is not your business.

Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like waited in line for. So, the correct answer is "queued." Additionally, "carp" means complain; "warble" means sing (like a bird); "desist" means stop doing something; "interrogate" means question, asks questions as part of an investigation into a crime.

Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like seek favor and acceptance in a new group through flattery or gifts. The correct answer is therefore "ingratiate." To "ingratiate oneself" means to seek acceptance in a new group, to try and 'fit in.' Additionally, "maim" means wound, badly injure; "proliferate" means spread wildly; "embellish" means decorate, adorn, add detail to; "avow" means assert, declare to be true.

Based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like convince not to do something, convince someone to change their mind. The correct answer is therefore "dissuade," which means persuade not to do. Additionally, "establish" means set up, prepare; "diffuse" means spread throughout; "invalidate" means make no longer valid, disprove, prove as false; "cater" means provide food for a party or provide necessary care for someone.

A child spending all day in bed and then all night watching television would likely get scolded, yelled at by their mother for their laziness. So, the correct answer is "admonished," which means scolded, yelled at, reprimanded. Additionally, "abolish" means get rid of, 'do away with'; "maim" means wound, or badly injure; "amassed" means gathered, collected; "enticed" means lured, tempted.

To begin with a "levee" is something constructed to prevent flooding and "inundated" means flooded. So, based on the context of this sentence you are looking for a verb that means something like overcame. The correct answer is "breached." To "breach" means to break through something. Additionally, "originate" means comes from, began at; "adjourn" means to leave a meeting and go to another room, to suspend a meeting until a later time; "subjugated" means brought under control, made subservient by an authority; "discipline" means punish.

The use of the conjunction "although" suggests that whilst society at large ignores the subject of this sentence, the scientific community does not. The correct answer is therefore "venerate," which means deeply respect, revere and greatly admire. Additionally, "penalize" means punish for breaking the rules; "classify" means arrange into distinct categories; "sully" means ruin the reputation of; "ameliorate" means make better, provide relief for.