"Parochial" means having a limited worldview, provincial. So the best answer choice is "limited." To provide further help, "posh" means wealthy and refined; "ponderous" means slow moving, boring; "naive" means gullible, easily tricked into believing lies; "heavenly" means lovely, divine.

“Frivolous” means purposeless and foolish, often specifically when serious purpose was expected. Thus, the correct answer is "inane," which means goofy and idiotic. As for the other answer choices, "listless" means languid or lethargic; "dour" means dreary and stern; "aristocratic" means having to do with historical high classes; and "pliable" means able to be bent.

Because "candid" means truthful and straightforward, or frank, the best answer choice is "truthful."

The word “spurious” most generally means false or fake, often implying that the fake thing does not at first appear to be fake, though it really is. Often, one will find the word used to describe a “spurious argument” or a “spurious claim,” meaning arguments and claims that are ultimately false.

"Noteworthy" means important or interesting. "Irritating" means annoying or bothersome. "Cryptic" means mysterious or puzzling. "Intelligent" means well-informed or smart. "Brutal" means violent and vicious.

The foundation of a house is the base upon which the whole thing is built. When we say that some principle is "foundational", we mean to say that it is essential and of great importance. Now, the word "vital" can mean living; however it indicates above all that something is very important. Do not be tricked by "grounded" or even "edifying". These options are trying to get you to choose something that reminds you of physical foundations. They are not direct synonyms, however.

Equivocal means ambiguous, unclear, hazy, vague. To provide further help, "obstinate" means stubborn, inflexible.

The word "dubious" comes from the same roots as words like "doubt" and "doubtful." The general meaning of these words implies uncertainty. When something is dubious, it is doubtful. Hence, it can seem suspicious. Thus, one might say, "The evidence offered for the argument was dubious. Therefore, the investigator decided to probe further, suspicious that he was being lied to."

Privy means to be in on or sharing some secret knowledge, or informed.

For some words, it is best to use vocabulary that you likely do know so that you can come up with the meaning for a given unknown word. Thus, you likely know "illicit." This word means illegal or criminal. The prefix "il-" means not. Thus, "illicit" could be read as being not licit or not legal. The word "licit" means legal, allowed, or permitted. Thus, among the options provided, the best option is "legal."