The answer choice with “eschew” might look reasonable. Given the context, however, it doesn’t quite fit that the martyrs were told shun their faith, the way you might avoid something morally wrong. “Exculpate” means to pardon, which could make sense if the martyrs had done something against church doctrine in the past. “Canonize” in this case means to declare a dead person to be a saint, and “abjure” means to swear off. These two form the correct answer.

From the general contextual clues in the sentence, it seems that the mother is trying to encourage her daughter to gain good eating habits. Thus, she is trying to instill good habits into her or to "inculcate" them. The roots of this word literally mean to press into [as though with your heel]. It is related to "recalcitrant," meaning unwilling—as though someone were to "kick out his or her heels" to prevent himself or herself from moving. Of course, the word "inculcate" can be used for much more than mere physical "smashing"! The first blank is a synonym for "encouraged", and for this word, the best option is "enjoined", which actually communicates the idea of urging someone to do something—as is likely the case with a parent to a child like this.

This sentence is relatively straight-forward in its meaning.  The mountain's destruction apparently removed the need for a road to pass over its slopes. The word "obviate" means to remove something that is causing a difficulty. Interestingly, it comes from roots meaning to prevent, and sometimes, it is used in this sense, as when we say, "The shield obviated the danger of the incoming arrows." Something that is "ob-via" is "in the way." (You can see the word "via" in here, coming from the Latin for "road.") To "prevent" something is to remove its possibility or to hinder its possibility. You can think of obviating as removing the possibility of something difficult or negative. Hence, we can see how the "prevent" roots are at least related to the meaning to remove a difficulty.

The word "traverse" means to pass over. This is an excellent match for the second blank.

“Eschew” means to avoid, so this word does not work given the context. “Apprise” means to inform. “Adulterate” means to debase. “Accommodate” has several definitions, one of which is to do a kindness or a favor for someone else. “Imbibe” is just another word for to drink. “Accommodate . . . imbibe” is our correct answer.

“Embraced” and “regaled” is not consistent with “intruding on his privacy.” To “relegate” means to assign to a lower position. To “accost” is to approach and speak aggressively to a person. To “berate” is to cut someone down with words. “Accosted . . . berated” is the correct answer.

"Inundated" works as the answer because it refers to getting soaked by the rain; "sprinted" works as the noun because it suggests the action to take in response to the rain. The other answer choices don't refer to the rain, nor to an appropriate response to take in reaction to rain.

If her mother “renounced” or “repudiated” that the B was an F, it means her she believes that the grade her daughter received is a B. It doesn’t make sense given the context of the sentence. It also would be illogical if the daughter hid her test to show improvement. “Adduced . . . deduced” is the correct answer.

“Infringe” means to violate. “Adjure” is not to be confused with “abjure.” “Abjure” means to renounce or give up. “Adjure” means to command solemnly. “Infringing . . . abjures” is the correct response.

A group of lawmakers would be inclined to block the voting process if they didn’t believe the amendment fixed the real issue. Therefore, “marshaled” and “actuated” can both be eliminated. “Boycotted” means they combined in abstaining from voting. To “address” means to deal with something. “Boycotted . . . addressed” is the correct answer.

"Adorn” and “garnish” both mean to decorate. In the eyes of a mother, a little boy could perhaps decorate a picture with dirty hands; however, viewed from the eyes of a sister, a better word choice would be “adulterate,” which means to corrupt. “Eschew” means to avoid something. “Eschewed . . . adulterate” is the correct answer.