We know from the sentence that the child is stealing something, and that he does not want to be seen by his mother. Thus, we know that the blank should include a word like "stealthy." The best answer choice is "surreptitious," which means sneaky, secret or stealthy. The other answer choices do not work in this sentence: "amiable" means friendly; "jovial" means joyous; and "vapid" means uninspired or uninterested.

The sentence tells you that the pillars lay in some unknown condition until vandals came along and covered them in graffiti. The word “vandal” means someone who destroys things and first entered the English language several hundred years ago after a barbarian tribe called the Vandals sacked the city of Rome. You could infer that sentence means to say that the pillars were undisturbed until the 17th century. You need to determine which word means undisturbed and the correct answer is “inviolate.” To provide further help, “perturbed” means worried; “tangible” means able to be touched; “futile” means pointless.

Since the car ride took place along "bumpy country roads" and the car bumped along throughout the trip, it was seemingly "jarring," or shaking, jolting, or rattling.

Someone who always arrives on time and who is rarely late is "punctual." "Punctual" means regularly arriving on time for events. While the other answer choices are positive adjectives that one may associate with the characteristic of being punctual, they are not as precise as the word "punctual" itself.

"Nutritious" means containing things that, when eaten, are healthy or beneficial to one's body. Vitamins and minerals are of high benefit to one's body.Therefore, "nutritious" is the best answer choice. The other answer choices may logically make sense in the sentence, but given that the sentence talks about vitamins and minerals, "nutritious" is the best answer choice.

Here, the sentence is making clear that palm trees do not naturally grow in California. Therefore, they are not "indigenous," which means native to or originating from a place. A tempting wrong answer choice is "common"; this is not correct because it does not fit the context of the sentence, and the sentence tells us nothing about how common palm trees are in California, just that they were "imported from the tropics."

If someone does not like horror movies, the most logical reason would be that those types of movies have an effect that makes him feel "anxious," or worried. Therefore, "anxious" is the correct answer. While scary movies may make someone feel "excited" or "enthralled," those are generally positive characteristics that would cause someone to like a movie, rather than dislike it. Scary movies are not generally characterized as making people "bored" or "sad," so those answer choices are incorrect. 

If there is a threat of rain, then the clouds that are present would best be described as "foreboding," which means threatening or imposing. This word fits well, as the sentence implies that the clouds threatened rain. A tempting wrong answer is "nebulous," which means lacking a particular shape. While clouds may lack a particular shape, that characteristic does not make them threaten rain.

Someone who tries to take advantage of special deals and discounts is mindful of his or her money. "Thrifty" means mindful and conservative with one's money. Therefore, "thrifty" is the best answer, as the blank solicits an adjective that describes Jeremy's behavior.

Here, the man is not revealing what emotion he is experiencing. "Indecipherable" is the quality of not showing one's qualities or emotions. Therefore, "indecipherable" is the best word to fit this sentence. "Coy" means flirtatiously shy or evasive. The man does not appear to be shy, just difficult to read.