An agreement signed by multiple parties is called an “accord.” “Gaze” means act of looking or staring; a “hoax” is a practical joke, or in other words, an organized trick or deception; “latitude” can mean freedom, leeway, or independence, as well as position amongst imaginary horizontal lines dividing the Earth; and “gall” means impertinence, cheekiness, or rude and bold behavior.

Someone who is characterized by their unconventional behavior is often called an “eccentric.” “Jokester" means someone who often jokes; a “benefactor” is someone who makes something happen with his or her financial donations; an “academic” is a person who works as a professor at a university; and a “vignette” is a brief account or episode or a short piece of art.

The only answer choice that makes sense for a group of people banished from a religious community is “heretics.” A “heretic” is someone who practices nonconformist and banned religious practices. As for the other answer choices, a “paradox” is something that is seemingly based on sound reasoning, but actually leads to illogical conclusions; “pestilence” means a widespread fatal disease; a “tirade” is an angry speech; and “survivors” are people who have made it through a given event alive.

When you have no evidence to support something, like a fear, but feel that emotion anyway, what you are feeling is your “intuition.” The boy is warned by his “intuition” to go home despite seeing nothing that should worry him. As for the other answer choices, “temerity” means audacity, daring, or nerve; “famine” is widespread lack of food and starvation; “nourishment” is food or sustenance; and "bewilderment" is great confusion.

From context, you know that the correct answer must be another word for trip. The best answer is therefore “excursion,” which means trip or outing usually taken for fun. As for the other answer choices, “climate” relates to the type of weather and environment in a region over a long period of time; “turncoat” means traitor; “refrain," when used as a noun, means part of a song or poem that is repeated; an “impasse” is a deadlock or some disagreement that cannot be overcome.

Someone who has strong moral principles and does the right thing is said to have “rectitude.” As for the other answer choices, “inflexibility” means either stubbornness or inability to bend; “ineptitude” means the lack of necessary skills; “zeal” means passion, often too much passion; and “detachment” describes a feeling of distance from things or lack of attachment.

A “hovel” is the name given to a small, dirty house. A “mansion” is a big and expensive house; it is the opposite to a “hovel.” A “hoax” is a practical joke, often a large-scale one; a “lull” is a decline in energy or activity; and “occupant” means resident or someone who lives in something.

An “impasse” is another word for stalemate, so this is the correct answer. An “endorsement” is official support given to someone; “culprit” means guilty person or person responsible for something done wrong; “recreation” means hobby or something done for enjoyment or entertainment; “agility” means nimbleness and the ability to manipulate one’s own body.

The sentence tells us that the witness lied "in court," and the terms “witness” and “accused” support this point. Lying in court when you are under oath to tell the truth is a specific crime called “perjury.” “Mockery” means the act of making fun of something; "a mockery" can also mean an embarrassment; “imitation” means a copy, or the act of mocking something by copying it; “instigation” means the thing that started something or provocation; “initiation” means start or the act of admitting someone into a group.

Whatever existed between the two brothers grew into mutual hatred (“enmity”) when their father died. Because it only intensified, rather than came from nowhere, the relationship between the two brothers was likely "discord," or a state in which all parties involved do not agree or work well with one another. As for the other answer choices, an “accord” is an agreement or a state of agreement; “chaos” is uncontrolled frenzy and disorder; "creativity" means ability to develop one's own unique ideas (especially artistic ones) and solutions to problems; and "ingenuity" is cleverness and inventiveness.