Someone who is “bold” is brave and adventurous. To provide further help, “timid” and “reserved” both mean shy and quiet, “youthful” means young, and “ancient” means very old.

“Faithful” means loyal and dedicated. To provide further help, “dishonest” means not honest. (The prefix "dis-" means not.) “Deceptive” means tricky, sneaky; “morbid” means related to death or similarly upsetting subjects in an unpleasant way.

The word “active” means lively and full of energy, so "lively" is the correct answer. To provide further help, “fragile” means easily broken; “lonely” means feeling sad about being alone; “jealous” means wanting what someone else has, and "dreary" means dull and causing one to feel sad.

If you are "brilliant," you are very smart, or intelligent. "Competent" means capable at a particular task or job. "Dependent" means reliant on something else to be complete.

A ruthless person will stop at nothing to get what he wants. "Merciless," meaning without mercy, is the closest to this meaning. For example:  "Tim was ruthless when playing hockey and knocked over anyone in his way." "Compassionate" is an antonym to ruthless.

"Cruel" and "brutal" both refer to intentional actions that cause harm to people. The other words might seem similar, but they are not as closely related as "brutal" and "cruel."

"Polite" and "well-mannered" are closest in meaning. The other words are not at all synonymous with "polite."

"Ignorant" and "foolish" are synonymous words. They refer to someone who doesn't know things or acts in a way that seems unintelligent or uninformed. "Ignitable" means that something is flammable. Although this word looks similar to "ignorant," they are not synonyms. The other answer choices also do not have meanings similar to "ignorant."

"Hateful" and "loving" are antonyms: they mean the opposite from each other. "Furious" and "enraged" are synonymous; they refer to someone who is extremely angry. "Grumpy" and "grouchy" are synonymous. They refer to someone who is in a bad mood and who might be acting a little mean. The word "grumpy" does not mean the same thing as the words "furious" and "enraged."

"Amiable" most nearly means to be agreeable or friendly. "Ornery" refers to a person who has a mean personality or demeanor, while "dismal" refers to something depressing or dreary. Both of these words have a negative connotation and are therefore not synonyms for "amiable." "Gratuitous" most nearly means excessive or unneeded and has no relation to "amiable." "Content" means a peaceful state, and has a positive connotation easily confused with "amiable." The best choice, however, is "agreeable" which is an exact synonym for "amiable."