If food was "rotten" (spoiled, no longer edible) then it makes sense that the speaker would have to throw it away. The correct answer then is "discard" which means throw away, get rid of. Additionally, "haul" means carry or transport over long distances; "announce" means say publicly; "annihilate" means completely destroy; "ponder" means think about.

The word "incite" means stir up angry or unlawful behavior. It makes sense within the context of this sentence, because if a person is already short-tempered, one would not want to encourage, or "incite," him to violent behavior. "Dispel," which means make something go away or disperse,means almost the opposite of what we need. "Presume," which means assume without evidence, and "assert," which means state something confidently, do not make sense in this sentence, and are therefore incorrect.

To start with "prolonged" means long lasting and "inhabitants" means people who live somewhere. To solve this problem you are looking for a verb that means to attack or surround a city with an army, the correct answer is therefore "besiege." Additionally, "enhance" means add to, make better; "rummage" means look through, search through; "manufacture" means make, produce; "resist" means fight back against.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices is a verb that means to emerge from an egg, to come out of an egg. The correct answer is therefore "hatch." Additionally, "liken" means compare to; "pry" means inquire closely into another person's life, to be nosy and spy; "radiate" means give off, emit, send out; "march" means walk in an organized manner.

In this sentence, the rebel leader needs to leave his country for a reason. The best answer choice is "endanger," which means put something in some sort of danger. If the rebel leader stayed in his country, he could have died. None of the other answer choices make sense in the blank: "persuade" means convince; "function" means work as something is expected to when used as a verb; "provide" means give and often refers to things that are necessary; and "protect" means defend.

Email is something that people use to talk to each other, so the correct answer must mean something like "talk." This should lead you to the correct answer, which is “communicate.” To communicate is to exchange ideas with another person in a situation where each person understands what the other is saying. Other examples of communication would be talking on the phone, texting, and sending letters in the mail.

It seems that the shopper has many options for jelly. Therefore, he can think about them for some time. While this would require him to "reflect on" his options, the word "reflect" does not fit into the sentence grammatically. The best option is "consider," which means to think about so that a decision can be made. This is exactly what the shopper must do before buying any one jelly.

A person sends a letter.

The general idea of this sentence is that the road didn't get better after the work was done. It seems to have remained just as bad—quickly returning to its former state with potholes causing problems. Therefore, the best option is the simple word "improve." The work didn't help to make the road better—that is, it didn't help to improve its condition.

To solve this problem you need to determine which of these answer choices fits within the context of this sentence. "Possessed" means owned; "lauded" means praised; "scolded" means yelled at, punished; "employed" means gave a job to. None of these answer choices fit the context or structure of the sentence. So, the correct answer is "accompanied." To "accompany" means to go with someone.