In this sentence, both political parties agree that a new law needs to be passed. The best word that describes this agreement is "bipartisan." "Bipartisan" means having to do with the cooperation of two opposing political parties.

Because the speaker didn't have an umbrella, he or she was not shielded from the rain and got very wet. The correct answer is "drenched." "Drenched" means soaked or very wet.

Because Mary seems to not care about anything, the sentence suggests that Mary does not have an opinion or does not have any interest. The word that best fits this sentence is "indifferent." "Indifferent" means not caring or not having an opinion about something.

The best answer choice needs to describe how quickly the yesterday's temperature changed. The best word to complete this sentence is "abruptly." "Abruptly" means quickly, suddenly, and without forewarning.

From the context of the sentence you know that the author is craving meat after going many months without it. This suggests that his appetite would be ravenous, or "voracious." Someone who is voracious has great appetite for something. To provide further help, "apathetic" means not caring; "scant" and "meagre" mean to have little of something; "miniscule" means to be very small.

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.