"Infer" means figure something out without that information being directly conveyed or supported by evidence, so "surmise," which means figure out indirectly, is the correct answer.

"Solicit" is a verb that means "ask for or try to obtain something from someone." So, we need to pick out another word that means something like "ask for." While "command" might look like a good answer, as a verb, "command" means "give an authoritative order," so "command" doesn't mean the same thing as "solicit" and is not the correct answer. "Request," however, means "politely or formally ask for," and since "request" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "solicit," "request" is the correct answer.

“Coerce” is a verb that means either “persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats” or “obtain (something) by using force or threats,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “persuade using force or threats” or “obtain by using force or threats.” That means that “beg” cannot be the correct answer, because “beg” means “ask (someone) earnestly or humbly for something,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “coerce.” “Pressure,” however, when used as a verb, means “attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something,” and because “pressure” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “coerce,” “pressure” is the correct answer.

To "ostracize" is to exclude a person from a particular group or from society.

“Bellow” is a verb that means to shout loudly, so the correct answer is “shout.” For clarification, "laud" means to praise, and "assume" means to believe something without checking to make sure it is true.

“Chortle” is a verb that means “laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “laugh” or “chuckle.” “Bawl” may look like a potentially correct answer because, like “chortle,” it describes a noise people can make, but “bawl” actually means either “shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly” or “weep or cry noisily.” So, because “bawl” does not mean the same thing as “chortle,” it cannot be the correct answer. “Giggle,” however, is a verb that means “laugh lightly in a nervous, affected, or silly manner,” and because “giggle” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “chortle,” “giggle” is the correct answer.

"Concede" is a verb that means " admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it," or "surrender or yield something one possesses" when referring to the object conceded. So, we need to pick out another verb that means something like "admit." Since "acknowledge" means " accept or admit the existence or truth of," "acknowledge" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "concede" and the correct answer.

Concede means to give in.

The definition of "inquire" is to interrogate or seek information by questioning. "Scrutinize," to examine something closely and critically, is the best answer.

As a verb, "baffle" means to confuse someone, or to be confused. An example is, "Walking through the maze, Diana was baffled about how to get out." If you're "confused," you are bewildered.

Someone who is "baffled" is certainly not "convinced" of anything, probably because their situation is not "clear!"