If people had been wrongly "convicted" (found guilty of and put in jail) then it makes sense that the governor would legally forgive them, release them from guilt. A "pardon" is a formal statement that releases someone from guilt. To "pardon" means to forgive, to show mercy to. Additionally, "summons" are orders to appear somewhere; "mandates" are official orders and instructions; "vows" are promises; "reprimands" are official scoldings and punishments.

To solve this problem you need to figure out which of these nouns describes a place where someone might go to pick apples. An "orchard" is a place where fruit trees are planted and raised. Additionally, "marina" means harbor, place where boats are kept; "metropolis" means city; a "vehicle" is a machine that transports people or things, like a car.

The subject of this sentence is able to make the rules so he must be in a position of "authority." "Authority" means the power or capability of making rules and laws. Additionally, "abundance" means the quality of having more than enough of something; "severity" means harshness; "dishonesty" means the action of lying; an "atrocity" is a terrible action committed by some people. 

A "mine" where things like marble and stone are found and mined is called a "quarry." Additionally, "fatality" means death; a "pastor" is a religious leader; a "victim" is a person who has suffered or been attacked; a "neighborhood" is a community of people who live close together.

If the subject of this sentence could not "complete" (finish) the puzzle it makes sense to suppose that he found it confusing, bewildering, puzzling. The correct answer then is "perplexing." Additionally, "frightened" means scared; "futile" means pointless, meaningless; "illicit" means illegal or against the rules; "pathetic" means not impressive at all, deserving of pity.

The speaker of this sentence is not certain that the man is guilty, but thinks that he is. When you have a suspicion or feeling based on intuition that something is true you have a "hunch." Additionally, "misery" is great sadness; "loathing" is deep hatred; "euphoria" is great happiness; a "burden" is something difficult that a person has to deal with.

The subject of this sentence has just lost her grandmother so it makes sense that she would feel extremely sad about this lost. The correct answer is therefore "grief." "Grief" means deep sadness, especially about the loss of a loved one. Additionally, "fortune" can mean luck or wealth; "benign" means harmless; an "inkling" is an idea that something might be true, a hunch, a suspicion; "ecstasy" is extreme happiness.

Based on the context of this sentence, which discusses the fall of a country's government, you know that the noun you are looking for must mean something like rebels. So, the correct answer is "insurgents." An "insurgent" is a rebel, a revolutionary, someone seeking to overthrow the government. Additionally, "pedagogues" are teachers; a "mediator" is someone who acts as a go between when two people are having an argument; a "medic" is a doctor; an "imitator" is someone unoriginal, someone who copies others.

If the subject was able to fire someone then it stands to reason that this person must have been of lower rank, inferior in position. So, the correct answer is "subordinate." A "subordinate" is someone under the authority of someone else. Additionally, a "mentor" is someone with experience who helps and guides someone with less experience; a "jury" is a group of people chosen to decide whether or not someone is guilty; a "peer" is an equal, a person of the same social group; a "garrison" is an armed force kept somewhere to protect something.

The implication that the employee is not very thoughtful or creative. He is not able to imagine new things on his own. This implies that he does not have much imagination. None of the other options quite express this idea.