For the first blank, we need to pick out a word that means something like grew sad, because we know that Sally wanted to ride the roller coaster and assumed she could not because of the height restriction. Either "despaired" (gave up) or "saddened" (grew sad) could be correct. For the second blank, since we know that there no were exceptions to the height rule, either "compulsory" (obligatory) or "mandatory" (compulsory) could be correct. Of the possible words that we've identified as potentially correct for each blank, only "despaired" and "compulsory" appear in the same answer choice, so the correct answer is "despaired . . . compulsory."

For the first blank, "ambled" (to walk at a relaxed pace) or "meandered" (to take a winding course) would work. "Plodding" would be about the same speed, but with a sense more of fatigue or resentment than of awe, and you might want to "hurry" or "dash" on to see what's around the next turn, but the context suggests a pace that allows sufficient time to meditate on the beauty. For the second blank (for the word pairs that we have not yet eliminated), "ample" (plenty) makes the most sense.

In this problem, there are few clues to help you solve for the words apart from seeing which two words fit together when plugged in for the blank terms. “Nonchalant” means not caring and “meandering” means walking indirectly; would someone who does not care about things have trouble walking indirectly? No, that makes no sense. We can eliminate that answer choice. Eventually, it should become clear that the correct answer is “sociable” and “assimilating.” “Sociable” means friendly and good at talking to people and “assimilating” means fitting in to a new culture. Would someone who is not good at talking to people have trouble fitting in a new city? Yes, that makes sense. To provide further help, “dissolute” means immoral and “wandering” means walking aimlessly; “prosperous” means successful and wealthy and “rendering” means depicting or showing; and “dynamic” means forceful or exciting and “sequencing” means putting in order.

Any of the words in the first blank could describe a reasonable reaction to a high level of poverty, so the second-blank words are going to determine the correct answer. We can cross off "affluent," which means wealthy (no need to add to their wealth). The city's poor may also be "despondent," or lacking hope, though other things besides poverty could also cause this state. We are left with two words that look similar, though with very different meanings: "indigent" and "indignant." The second word, "indignant," means very angry because of an injustice (a word perhaps better used to describe the activist's own motivation), while "indigent"—the correct option here—means having no money.

For the first blank, we can infer that we need to pick out a verb that means something like "disobey," because the sentence mentions "outlaws," "the town's jail," and "until they . . . decide to be law-abiding citizens." So, either "defy" ("openly resist or refuse to obey") or "ignore" ("refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally") could be correct. For the second blank, we need to pick out a phrase that means something like "imprisoned in," because we know that outlaws who defy the law would end up imprisoned in the town's jail. Either "confined to" ("restrain or forbid someone from leaving (a place)") or "incarcerated in" ("imprisoned or confined in") could be correct. Of the possible words that we've identified as potentially correct for each blank, only "defy" and "confined to" appear in the same answer choice, so the correct answer is "defy . . . confined to."

We can infer that Jack either did not know how to drive a stick shift or was inexperienced at it, because he did something that made him "later [consider] himself lucky that the car had somehow stayed upright." So, either "unaccustomed to" or "inexperienced in" would make sense as an answer choice for the first blank. For the second blank, we know that Jack felt he was lucky that the car remained upright, so we can infer that he almost flipped it over. Either "upended" ("set or turned something on its end or upside down") or "flipped" could be a potentially correct answer choice for the second blank. Of the potentially correct answers we've identified, only "naive" and "benign" appear in a single answer choice, so "unaccustomed to . . . upended" is the correct answer.

For the first blank, we need to pick out a word that describes the nature of art works that can "[fly] through the air and [travel] across land with . . . complex moving parts." Either "kinetic" ("of, relating to, or resulting from motion," or of a work of art, "depending on movement for its effect") or "moving" could be correct. For the second blank, we need to pick out a verb that describes how the crowd "point[ed] and star[ed] with open mouths and wide eyes." Either "marveled" ("was filled with wonder or astonishment") or "gaped" ("stared with one's mouth open wide, typically in amazement or wonder") could be correct. Of the possible words that we've identified as potentially correct for each blank, only "kinetic" and "marveled" appear in the same answer choice, so the correct answer is "kinetic . . . marveled."

For the first blank, we can infer that Hannah's teacher might assume that her claim "to have written three lab reports in a single evening" might be untrue, so we need to pick out an adjective that means something like "false" or "probably false." Either "doubtful" ("not known with certainty; improbable; not established as genuine or acceptable") or "dubious" ("not to be relied upon; suspect") could be potentially correct. For the second blank, the word is describing what Hannah's teacher will not be able to do to her story because it is true. So, we need to pick out a word that means something like "reject" or "prove false." Either "disprove" ("prove that something is false") or "debunk" ("expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief") could be potentially correct. Of the possible words that we've identified as potentially correct for each blank, only "dubious" and "debunk" appear in the same answer choice, so the correct answer is "dubious . . . debunk."

The parents were protesting and complaining abut the speech, which means that some sort of bad language was used and they were upset about it. The choices that could fit in the first blank are profane and explicit, but only profane's match (horrified) shows that the audience did not like the speech.

The implication of the sentence is that the speakers overpowered John’s voice to such an extend that those who were next to him could not hear him at all. On this count, his voice could be considered “inaudible,” meaning, “unable to be heard.” The “audible” portion of “inaudible,” is derived from the Latin root for “to hear,” and is found in other English words like “audio,” “audience,” and “auditorium.” The word render has a number of meanings. Here, it means “to make.”