Clearly, the sentence means to indicate that the employees are having some sort of gathering or meeting. What is key, however, is to note that these meetings are intended to train them in given topics. This particular addition helps to narrow the answer choice to “seminars,” a word derived from the Latin “semen,” meaning seed. While seminars might be general meetings or discussions, they often imply some kind of training or at least a choice of topics that will be “seeds” for current and future thought. This root can be found in other words like “insemination” and “disseminate.”

For this sentence, we are looking for the most general term that can apply to the troops, since we are told nothing about their composition (e.g. cavalries) or their formation (e.g. phalanxes). While “clusters” or “gangs” might seem best, these options really do not apply well to troops. They would be acceptable only if no other options remained; however, the word “hosts” can mean “armies,” as the word is derived from the Latin for “enemy.” This meaning definitely could be applied to two opposing armies. Note that this is very different from the sense of “host” as in one who would “host a party.” The two usages have different derivations from Latin, the former being related to "hostile."

Here, the best option is “complexion” because this captures both the facts hinted in the question. “Complexion” means one’s normal skin color, particularly as this applies to his or her face. This is the best option not only because it best pairs with “pale” but also because the sentence hints that it is the face that is drawing this attention—as indicated by “emphasizing the radiant color of her irises.”

The general sense of the sentence is that the prime minister held a meeting with the press corps. When a public official holds a meeting in order to be interviewed, it is called an “audience.” While we generally apply the term to the group of persons listening to or watching an event, it more generally can mean “a hearing.” The word itself is related to other “listening” and “hearing” words such as “audio,” “audible,” and “audition.”

“Cincture” is a somewhat archaic term for belt, still used in describing the belt worn by Catholic monks. Although its usage is generally literary, it is not completely impossible to ascertain its meaning. The word “succinct” has similar roots, coming from the Latin for “encircled.” When someone is “succinct,” they are brief in describing something. In a sense, such a person quickly “encircles” a topic.

Since Robert was only said to be asleep, the best term to use would be one that is directly related to sleep. The term “dormition” is very rare in standard English usage. It is generally used only by Orthodox churches to describe the death of Mary, Jesus’ mother; however, the term does have its own intrinsic meaning in English, for it is derived from the Latin “dormire” (=to sleep), roots shared with words like “dormitory” and “dormant.” In this sense, “dormition” means more generally “the act of sleeping.”

If the doctrines of a thinker or group of thinkers have internal conflict, they do not “hang together” well in a single cohesive manner. The term “coherence” comes from Latin roots meaning “to stick together.” The “co-” portion gives us the “together (or with)” in this meaning, while “-herence” is related to words like “adhere,” “adhesive,” and “cohesion.” If something is “incoherent,” it does not make sense as a whole—the pieces do not “stick together” well.

Since Benjamin’s mother seems “to know all,” it would be best to say that she appeared to be “omniscient.” This word literally means “all-knowing.” The prefix “omni-,” meaning “all,” is found in English words like “omnivorous” and “omnipotent.” The “-science” portion of the word means not merely “science” but instead more broadly means “knowledge.”

Most properly speaking, a woman with many husbands is practicing “polyandry.” This word literally means “many husbands” or “many men.” The “poly-” portion means “many,” as can be seen in other English words like “polymath” or “polyglot.” The “-andry” portion is derived from the Greek for “man” and is found in words like “androgen” (male hormones) and “androgynous” (a person looking neither wholly male nor female). This latter term also shows why you should not confuse “polygyny” with “polygamy.” The latter means “having more than one husband or wife,” while the latter means strictly “having more than one wife.” The “-gyny” portion of that word is related to the same base found in “gynecologist,” a doctor specializing in female diseases and reproductive issues.

The sentence implies that the manuscripts led to a revival of classical music in the culture. Literally, a “re-vival” is a “re-living” or a “re-enlivening.” The term “renaissance” is closely related to these expressions, literally meaning a “rebirth.” The “-naissance” comes from Latin roots for “to be born” found in words like “natal,” “nativity,” and “nascent.”