The couple in this sentence is complaining to the hotel manager about the quality of their room so the correct answer must mean something like accommodation, room in a hotel, place where you sleep or live. The answer then is "lodgings" because this has the same meaning. Your "lodgings" are where you sleep or where you live. To provide further help, an "outlier" is something unusual, something that sticks out as different in a set of data; a "committee" is a group of people responsible for deciding something or meeting about something; "observations" are things you notice; a "repository" is a place meant for storing things.

The correct answer to this problem must mean something that a person could fall through, like a hole, a crack, or a fissure. The correct answer is therefore "crevice," which means a narrow gap in something. Additionally, a "tycoon" is a very successful business man; a "dialogue" is a conversation between two or more people; an "avalanche" is a large amount of snow falling down the side of a mountain; an "onslaught" is a relentless attack. 

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the two brothers are no longer living together, so what has ended is their "cohabitation." "Cohabitation" means the state of living together. Additionally, "aspiration" is something that someone wants to accomplish, something to gain or achieve; an "inhibition" is a feeling that causes someone to behave in a reserved or unnatural manner; an "allegation" is a statement made accusing someone of doing something; "rumination" is a period of thinking.

You know that no one will question the subject's judgment so he must be known as an expert or a "connoisseur." A "connoisseur" is someone who knows a great deal about some particularly culture or food. Additionally, a "novice" is a beginner; an "intermediate" is someone in the middle of learning something, neither a novice nor an expert; a "braggart" is someone arrogant and boring who brags about themselves; a "subordinate" is someone under the control of someone else, an inferior.

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the noun you are looking for must describe things you work hard to achieve, things you desire, goals. The correct answer is therefore "aspirations." Additionally, "shortcomings" are limitations, things that prevent someone from achieving potential; "obligations" are responsibilities, things that have to be done; "allegations" are statements made accusing someone of a wrongdoing; "renumeration" is payment for work.

In this sentence you are told that the speaker's grandfather was strange and possessed certain unique things. The answer choice that matches with the implication of "strange" and "unique" is "idiosyncrasies." An "idiosyncrasy" is a weird personality trait, a quirk, unique to an individual. Additionally, "monotheism" is the belief in one God; "polytheism" is the belief in many Gods; "prophecies" are predictions about the future; "ordinances" are local laws, rules of a small community.

One of the hardest rules to consistently get right in the English language is the difference between "effect" and "affect." The simplest way to think of it is as follows - to "affect" something means to influence; the "effect" of something is the result, the consequence, so you "affect" something to produce an "effect." In this sentence a consequence or "effect" is being produced - someone is made fat as a consequence of eating too much. So, the correct answer is "effect." Additionally, an "obituary" is a formal article in a newspaper written to describe someone's life after they have died; a "diatribe" is a passionate verbal attack against something; an "inkling" is an idea, a suspicion, that something is true.

All you know about the mission in question is that it was undertaken by scouts, so it must have been exploratory in nature. A mission, particularly a military mission, designed to collect information is known as a "reconnaissance" mission. Additionally, "fraudulent" means not genuine, designed to deceive, fake; "evasive" means hard to capture, hard to blame; a "pacifist" is someone who seeks to avoid conflict, not an aggressive person; "jocular" means playful, joking, in a good mood.

If the clown is going to drop the balls then juggling must not be his strong point or "forte." A "forte" is something one is especially good at, a strong point. Additionally, "panache" is style; a "repository" is a place where things are stored; a "creed" is a formal belief within a system of beliefs; a "misgiving" is something one is concerned about, a problem had with something.

The collision between a bird and a ball would cause the ball to change its path or "trajectory." Additionally, "industry" means work or business; a "ceremony" is a special, formal occasion meant to be performed a certain way; an "allegory" is a story with some hidden meaning meant to impart a certain lesson; "probity" means integrity, the quality of having strong moral principles.