The subject is frustrated with the man because he does not speak plainly and openly with her, yet he is constantly doing something that relates to a problem. The opposite of speaking plainly and openly is hinting at or suggesting a problem, and this tells you that the correct answer is “alluding.” “Alluding” to something means indirectly hinting at it. As for the other answer choices, “imitating” means copying; “compiling” means gathering or collecting; “feigning” means pretending; and “motioning” means gesturing to indicate something.

If the university increased its scholarship funding, this would presumable help underprivileged kids attend the university. So the answer choice must mean help. This leads to the correct answer, “facilitate,” which means to help something happen. As for the other answer choices, “resign” means quit, especially quit one's job; “provoke” means instigate or cause someone to have a negative reaction; “inhabit” means live in; and “impede” means stop the progress of.

The context of the sentence tells you that the subject had little money and had to survive on his meager income. This should lead you to the answer “subsist,” which means survive on the bare minimum needed. As for the other answer choices, “denigrate” means belittle, criticize unfairly, or make seem less important; “implore” means beg, urge, or encourage; “protrude” means stick out or extend out; and “recede” means retreat or dwindle.

Because this sentence is talking about the history of a church, the best possible answer choice is “consecrated.” “Consecrated” means hallowed and made holy and typically refers to churches. As for the other answer choices, “detached” means disconnected from something; “crucified” means executed by nailing to a cross or criticize severely; “complicit” means involved with other people in wrongdoing; and “absolved” means forgiven and had blame taken away.

When you are accused or charged with having done something, it is “alleged” that you have done these things. As for the other answer choices, “assumed” means supposed, presumed, or inferred; “entrusted” means given or trusted with; “mocked” means made fun of; and “pledged” means promised or committed.

The subject of this sentence has an illness that he has been fighting, but seems finally about to do something in relation to it. The structure of the sentence suggests that what he is “finally” about to do is lose his fight against the illness. The underlined word must therefore be “succumb,” which means give in, surrender, or fail to defeat. “Mar” means spoil or ruin the appearance of; “gratify” means please or give satisfaction to; “venerate” means worship, deeply respect, or revere; and “allude” means imply or hint at.

From the context of the question you know that the sight of blood caused a certain reaction in the Doctor, you also know that this reaction caused him to be removed from somewhere (the frontline) where he was likely to see a lot of blood; therefore it must have been something that hindered his abilities. Altruistic means generous or charitable, and does not fit. Enigmatic means mysterious, and jubilant means happy. You can rule out those two words. Cantankerous means easily angered and could possibly fit in this sentence, but swoon is the best answer as it means to faint. Fainting is a more plausible reaction to the sight of so much blood.

From the context of the sentence you know that many millions of Americans had their situations improved by the policies of President Roosevelt. You can therefore infer that the effect of the Great Depression must have been lessened or made more manageable by the policies of Roosevelt. Of the five correct answers tempered is the most correct. Tempered, in this usage, means made more moderate and measured. Conceived means imagined; dramatized means exaggerated; received means generally accepted; conveyed refers to the act of getting a point across.

The context of the sentence, as well as a very small amount of critical thinking, suggests that Sir Edmund Hillary would be praised for his accomplishment. The correct answer is therefore “lauded” which means praised or celebrated. Despised, condemned, castigated and berated are all very close in meaning and opposite in meaning to praised.

From the context of the second clause you know that the blank in the first clause must describe how the Era of Good Feelings had come to an end. Exacerbated means exaggerated; histrionic means overdramatic in reaction or behavior; futile means pointless; inculcated means to impress something on somebody. The only answer choice that describes something coming to an end is terminated.