The verb "accrue" means (of money) to increase over time. So, the correct answer is "increase." Additionally, "ascend" means go up, rise; "descend" means go down, fall; "prolong" means extend the duration of something, make something last longer.

The verb "amplify" generally means to make louder, although it can also mean simply make more intense, boost. The correct answer is therefore "intensify." Additionally, "debilitate" means weaken; "vilify" means make out to be the villain, cast someone as the villain; "edify" means teach, provide instruction to; an "alibi" is an excuse that provides evidence suggesting you cannot be guilty of something.

To "cower" is to "crouch" or cringe in fear. This is different from "lurking," which means skulking or loitering with a sinister intention. To "spectate" is to watch, particularly a sporting event, and to "vanquish" is to defeat an enemy. To "abdicate" is to resign or step down from a position of power.

"Lollygag" is another word for "dawdle," loiter, or idle. To "prevaricate" is to lie, particularly by using vague or ambiguous speech. To "orate" is to deliver a speech, usually in a formal context. To "espy" is to glimpse or to spot something. To "quiver" is to shake or tremble.

To "scuttle" is to hurry, but it refers specifically to the act of walking or running with quick, short steps. This is a near antonym for "lounge," which means to loaf or hang around in a lazy way. To "bicker" is to squabble or quarrel. To "toll" a bell is to ring it, and to "harmonize" is to sing melodically in tune with another.

To "annihilate" is to destroy completely.

The town was annihilated by the powerful tornado.

The correct answer choice is "raze," which means to level or destroy completely.

After the attack, the enemy razed the entire village by burning down every building.

To "mingle" is to mix. It can mean to mix together, such as “The smell of the ocean mingled with the scent of sunscreen smells like summer to me.”

Or to mingle can mean to circulate from person to person at a social function, such as “I don’t stay in one spot at a party; I prefer to mingle with the guests.”

So "mix" would be the best answer choice.

To "espy" is to catch a glimpse of. To "catalog" is to sort into categories, and to "preclude" something is to make it impossible to happen. "Concoct" is a synonym for "cook up." To "characterize" something is to endow it with specific personality traits.

Used as a verb, "loaf" means to "lounge" or lie idly around. To "prevail is to triumph, and to "cure" is to heal or to preserve a food by drying and smoking it. "Acquit" and "exonerate" are synonyms for clearing someone of legal charges or guilt.

"Bicker" and "quarrel" are both synonyms for squabble. To "regurgitate" is to spit up, either literally (with food) or figuratively (with learned information, for example). To "cloy" is to be sickeningly sweet or sentimental. "Cower" is a synonym for "cringe," and "perspire" is a synonym for "sweat."