From the context of the sentence, you can assume that the blank word must relate to the compassionate nature of the subject. "Empathy” is the ability to share the feelings of others and best captures the likely attitude of a compassionate person. To provide further help, “derision” means mocking cruelly; “nostalgia” is a feeling of fondness for the past; “fervor” means passion. 

A political state without a government and embracing chaos is called an “anarchy.” To provide further help, “communism” is an economic system where labor, production, and resources are pooled and shared equally; “democracy” is a political system where each individual is able to vote for representatives in government; “oligarchy” is rule by a select, wealthy few; “patriarchy” is a social system where men dominate over women.

The girl seems to have a friendly appearance and the closest word in meaning to appearance is "demeanor" or exterior expression. "Conduct" refers to behavior; an "aura" is an atmosphere; and "signals" and "symbols" are signs of some degree.

The physical shift as seen going from middle to high school shows a change or "transition." "Mobility" is movement; "adaptations" are mechanisms used to fit in; "development" is evolution; and "stagnation" is staying the same.

The best word choice is one that indicates the viewpoint from the plane differed from that on land; therefore, the best answer choice is "perspective." The other answer choices mean the following: "visibility" is the ability to be seen; "stance" is a stand taken on an issue; "interpretation" is a translation of something; and "disclosure" is revealing a truth or secret.

The prefix alt- means related to height so something that is used to measure height is called an “altimeter.” To provide further help, a “fathometer” measures depth underwater; “thermometer” measures temperature; a “satellite” orbits around a larger body.

A “guillotine” is a device used to execute people by chopping off their heads. Another word for chopping off someone’s head is “decapitation.” To provide further help, “processions” are parades; “reincarnations” are things that have died and been reborn as something else; “berating” means yelling at; an “accusation” is a statement that someone did something wrong. 

The wearing away of rock by natural forces is known as "erosion," so this is the correct answer. The incorrect answer choices mean the following: "hinderances" means things which prevent something from progressing or succeeding; "misuse" means the incorrect use of something; "precipitation" means weather events that involve water falling from the sky such as rain, sleet, and hail; and "fatigue" means extreme tiredness.

The information in the sentence suggests that the writer would want her name not to be recognized so that she could receive unbiased feedback. This is called writing under a “pseudonym” or writing under a false name. The prefix "pseudo-" means fake, false and the suffix "-nym" means related to names. To provide further help, a “synonym” is a word that has the same meaning as another word; an “antonym” is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word; a “pendulum” is something that swings back and forth, something that changes between two positions; a “bibliophile” is someone who loves books. 

The sentence implies that there were no rooms available for the day. In other words, the hotel was full and had no "vacancies,” or openings. To provide further help, “animosities” are hostilities, fighting, bad-feeling; “administrations” are groups of people tasked with managment and organization; “remonstrations” are arguments or complaints.