The sentence suggests that the wealthy man was loved because of his willingness to share his time and money. To be "generous" means to be giving; "generously" means kindly or liberally. To further help you, when you give something "begrudgingly" you give it without wanting to; "miserly" means not charitable; "smoothly" means not bumpy, without imperfections; "jaggedly" means sharply. "Smoothly" and "jaggedly" are antonyms. 

Hercules is a mythical hero. Someone who does things that a hero would do is called "heroic," so "heroic" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices make sense in the sentence: "malicious" means evil; "vengeful" means seeking revenge; and "wanton" means random.

We call the feeling of desiring something that someone has and that you want "envy" or "jealousy," so when my friend purchased my favorite car I felt "envious."  As for the other answer choices, "despondent" means feeling sad and hopeless, and "jubilant" means happy.

The second clause of the sentence tells us that the ability of whales to communicate over thousands of miles of oceans is not common, or beyond ordinary. This means that the correct answer is "extraordinary," which means amazing or out of the ordinary. None of the other answer choices make sense in the blank: "mundane" and "banal" are synonyms of one another and both mean boring; "mundane" and "banal" are also antonyms of extraordinary. Also, "irate" means angry.

The author’s autograph is totally different from all other copies; this suggests it is fake or not real. The answer choice that matches this definition is “bogus.” To provide further help, “authentic” and “genuine” both mean real and are antonyms of “fake” or “bogus.” “Ceremonial” means done for purposes of tradition or ceremony, and “sanctimonious” means self-righteous. 

Jimmy’s mother is worried that her son is not eating; this suggests he looks terribly skinny. The answer choice that describes the physical appearance of someone who is skinny and not eating enough is “gaunt.” To provide further help, “comely” means cute, “nostalgic” means having a fond memory of the past, “corpulent” means fat and is an antonym of “gaunt”, and “lilliputian” means very tiny.

From the context of the sentence, you know that Gary needs to take “immediate” and something like “immediate” action. The correct answer is “drastic,” which means quick and desperate. To provide further help, “sluggish” means lacking energy, “measured” means deliberate or calculated, “unhurried” means not in a rush and is an antonym of “drastic," and “frivolous” means wasted or pointless.

The necklace that the kids found is described as being adorned with many different decorations that make it interesting to look at. We are looking for an answer choice that describes how decorated the necklace is. The best answer choice is "embellished," which means having many decorative features.

The passage conveys that new technologies are created at a very fast and constant pace. The best answer choice is "rapid," because it fits with the passage's message that modern technology changes constantly due to new innovations.

The fish in the aquarium sound very different from one another, with one fish having a gold spot under its eye and another having blue fins. We are looking for an answer choice that demonstrates how different each fish is from the others. The best answer choice is "unique," defined as being one of a kind.