The prefix "out-"generally means surpassing or exceeding, so if you “outperform” someone, you perform better than they do. So, "do better than" is the correct answer. To provide further help, “overwhelm” means overpower emotionally and “underwhelm” means disappoint, and “intrinsic” means basic, natural, or inherent.

If people "partake" of something such as cake at a birthday party, it means they consume it or share in it ; if they partake in some activity, they participate in it or take part in it; so, "participate" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "partake": "grant" means allow when used as a verb; "convey"means transport when referring to physical objects or people and suggest when referring to ideas; and "transfer" means convey from one location to another or convey from the ownership of one person or group to the ownership of another person or group.

To "adapt" is to "change" as circumstances change. "Advance" is to move forward; "compare" is to look at similarities; and "contrast" is to look at differences.

"Preserve" means to save or to keep safe. To further help you, "evade" means to get out of the way of; "escalate" means make worse or make more severe; "portray" means show.

When we "obliterate" something, we totally destroy it. It is related to the word "oblivion," which means nothingness. Now, several options provided here seem okay. Neither "harm," nor "destroy," nor "kill" are strong enough options. If you had no other option, one of them might be fine. The word "annihilate," however, is excellent, as it means to destroy totally. It comes from roots meaning nothing, namely the Latin word nihil.

To “deprive” someone of something means to not let them have that thing, to “deny” them. The word “allow” means the opposite of “deprive” and “deny.” The word “deplore” means to hate someone or something. The word “contend” means to argue something. The word “concede” means to give up, to stop trying, or to admit you are wrong.

"Exact" is a word that can be used as an adjective or a verb, but because all of the possible answer choices are verbs, we will need to consider "exact" as a verb. As a verb, "exact" means either "demand and obtain (something, especially a payment) from someone" or "inflict (revenge) on someone." So, we need to pick out a verb that means something like "demand and obtain" or "inflict revenge on." So, "donate" cannot be the correct answer, because "donate" is an antonym, not a synonym, of "demand and obtain." "Extract," however, is a verb that means "obtain (something such as money or an admission) from someone in the face of initial unwillingness," and because "extract" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "exact," "extract" is the correct answer.

"Reimburse" means to return money to a person, usually someone who bought or intended to buy something. "Refund" is the closest word in meaning because it means to give back paid funds to a customer.

"Abstain" means to go without. For example, one might write, “Having gotten so unhealthy eating nothing but burgers, I have decided to abstain from fast food for the whole year.”

The word "incur" means acquire something unwanted. "Acquire", meaning receive, is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "incur." Considering the other choices, "courteous" means polite, "enter" means go in, and "discourteous" means not polite.