To aspire means to aim for. For example, Steven worked hard at school because he aspired to go to college. To further help you, to comply means to obey or to follow the rules.

Persecute means to oppress or to treat with hostility. To further help you, assist means help; to deny means to refuse or to say something is not true; allay means calm or soothe; suspend means pause.

"Amend" means make a change to or modify, so "change" is the correct answer. "Decrease" means make smaller or lessen. "Achieve" means complete a task or goal. "Consume" means use up or eat. "Flood" means inundate, cover an area in so much water that it cannot flow elsewhere and submerges things above ground, or show up in extremely large quantities.

To "deprive" means to not allow someone to have something that they should have, to take something away from someone. To further help you, "urge" means passionately encourage; "suspend" means pause; "disbelief" means doubt. 

"Ascend" means to rise, to go up. To further help you, "elaborate" means complicated; "diminished" means reduced; "lofty" means high up, proud.

"Prosper" means be successful, especially in a way that has to do with money or finances, so "succeed" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "prosper": "freeze" means turn a liquid into solid by lowering its temperature; "recommend" means endorse or support; "respond" means reply; and "seize" means grasp or take control of.

“Fluctuate” means vary, particularly by moving up and down, so "vary" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "fluctuate": “rigid” means unbending or fixed; “malefactor” means troublemaker; a “despot” is someone who rules through fear and oppression; and “consider” means think about. 

"Yearning" is defined as having an intense feeling or longing for something. Since "desire" is defined as a strong feeling or wanting for something to happen, "desire" is the best answer choice.

"Correct" is an adjective that means true or not containing any errors. So, the answer choice closest in meaning to "correct" is "accurate," an adjective that means correct, especially as concerns specific details. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "correct": "wrong" is an antonym of "correct" and means incorrect; "lame" means not able to walk due to an injury; and "intelligent" means smart.

One definition of "restore" is repair or renovate to return something to its original condition. The only answer choice with a similar meaning is "mend," which means repair or fix. The other answer choices do not have similar meanings: "prepare" means to make something in advance or get oneself ready for something; "simplify" means make something easier to do or understand; and "reject" means dismiss or refuse.