The prefix "a-" is often used to negate the meaning of a word, so someone who is “apolitical” is not political. As the subject of this sentence does not take part in politics, we can assume that she could best be described as “apolitical.” To provide further help, someone who is “atheistic” does not believe in any gods or goddesses; an “agnostic” does not believe or disbelieve in any gods or goddesses, but believes we cannot know if he, she, or they exist; someone who is “patriotic” is fiercely committed to his or her country; and “seditious” means treasonous or rebellious.

The word "derelict," which means abandoned and in poor condition, is related to the word "relinquish" (to give something up). Both come from the Latin word "relinquere," which means to abandon. In a haunted house, you may encounter various spooks pretending to be "deranged" (insane), but we wouldn't use this word to describe the building itself.

Here, it is clear that the baseball team is aggressive. Therefore, it would make sense that the reputation the team has would be a synonym for "aggressive." The word "combative" means easily provoked to fight, which is similar in meaning to "aggressive." Therefore, "combative" is the correct answer choice. Although "disliked" might seem to make logical sense, "aggressive" is the better answer choice because "combative" is closer in meaning to "aggressive" than "disliked" is. As for the other answer choices, "honest" means truthful and "mean," in this context, means unkind.

The first part of this sentence informs us that most people in the class believe that James stole the money—in other words, that he is guilty. However, the key word "although" tells us that Tiffany disagrees. If she does not believe that he committed the crime, she must think that he is innocent, but we are looking for what she "doubts" about James' involvement. Thinking that he is innocent equates to doubting that he is guilty, so "guilty" properly completes the sentence here.

The context of the sentence tells you that the player was rested for the second to last game of the season. We call the second to last of anything, the “penultimate” occasion. To provide further help, “perilous” means dangerous or ominous; “aggressive” means hostile and is an antonym of “passive;” “spurious” means false.

We can infer that because the librarian initially told the students "to just ignore [the leaking roof]," she wasn't initially very concerned with their complaints. So, we need to pick out an a phrase that means something like "not concerned with." "Attentive to" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "attentive" can mean either "paying close attention to something" or "assiduously attending to the comfort or wishes of others; very polite or courteous," neither of which describe the librarian's initial behavior in the sentence. "Dismissive," however, means "feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration," and because "dismissive of" best describe the librarian's initial response to the students' complaints, "dismissive of" is the correct answer.

We can infer that because the puppies' ears and paws "appear to be oversized and mismatched to their bodies," we need to pick out an adjective that means something like "larger than" or "not in the correct ratio with" to describe the relationship between the size of the puppies' paws and ears and the size of their bodies. Considering "commensurate with," "suited to," and "matched to," none of these answer choices can be the correct answer because all describe two things being "commensurate," or "corresponding in size or degree; in proportion" with each other, and this does not describe the puppies' ears and paws and the size of their bodies in the sentence. "Disproportionate," however, is an adjective that means "too large or too small in comparison with something else," and because "disproportionate to" is the answer choice that best describes how the puppies ears and paws look "oversized and mismatched to their bodies," "disproportionate to" is the correct answer.

This sentence needs to be completed with a prepositional phrase that shows that even though Mark really tried to hand in the report on time, he ended up handing it in late. The best word to complete this sentence is "despite." "Despite" means instead of or regardless of.

Since the membrane allows liquids and molcules to pass through it, the membrane must have gaps and therefore be porous.

If "health-conscious customers support the ice cream shop" for "using natural ingredients," this implies that the ice cream shop does not use fake or unnatural ingredients—in other words, "artificial" ones, as "artificial" means fake, unnatural, or man-made.