"Complacent" means pleased, especially with oneself or one's situation. Thus, the best answer choice is smug. The root word "plac-" means please.

"Grandiloquent" means pompous or extravagant in one's speaking. The best answer choice is "pretentious." The Latin root word, "grandis," means great, and the Latin root word, "loqui," means to speak.

The term “domicile” is used to refer to a home. The prefix dom- usually precedes a term about the house or home, as in domesticated.

The word "elucidate" means to clarify or to explain. The best answer choice is "clarify," which means to make clear or to explain. The word "lucid", though related to the verb "elucidate", is not itself a verb. It is an adjective which means clear or easily understood.

"Impede" means to block.

The root 'nov' means new. Thus, novel means new.

"Fidelity" is a noun derived from the Latin root fidelis meaning _faithfulness. "_Loyalty" is a noun meaning a strong feeling of allegiance or faithfulness, and is an appropriate synonym.

"Odious" means detestable or causing hatred. The Latin root word, "odium," means hatred.

"Malice" means evil or the quality of desiring to harm others. So, the correct answer is "malevolence," which also means the quality of desiring to harm others.

A "neophyte" is a beginner or a novice, so "novice" is the correct answer. The root words neo and nov both mean new. The root phyte means growth. None of the other words are close in meaning to "neophyte": "straw" means hay; "aid" means help; "jester" means clown; and "tolerance" means acceptance.