Logically a general would send out scouts to search for, explore for, look for a weakness, so the correct answer is "probe." To "probe" means to examine for, to look around for, to search without going too deeply. Additionally, "diverge" means go a different route, go away from the main path; "divulge" means reveal; "propagate" means spread; "perspire" means sweat.

In order for the subject to have been found guilty of crimes committed by others he must have been helping, assisting or "abetting" them. To "abet" means to help do wrong, to assist in some wrongdoing. Additionally, to "elongate" means to make longer; to "blossom" means to grow, to flourish, to emerge; to "rectify" means to fix, to solve; to "enervate" means to weaken.

If the lady fears refusing the proposal then it makes sense that she would quickly agree to, approve, consent to, or "assent." "Assented" means agreed to, consented to. Additionally, "deluded" means misled, holding an incorrect belief; "alluded" means hinted at; "ascended" means gone up; "descended" means gone down.

Something has happened to make the water unsafe to drink, which of these answer choices relates to making something impure or poisonous? The correct answer is "contaminated." To "contaminate" something means to make it impure, to poison. Additionally, to "lambast" means criticize severely; "residual" means left over, remaining; "frenetic" means fast-paced, out of control, wild and chaotic; "elevated" means raised up, lifted up.

After a powerful storm it would take a long time for waves to die down, become less intense, or "subside." Additionally, "replenish" means fill up, restock; "locate" means find; "ordain" means make holy, make formal; "retract" means withdraw, go back.

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the verb you are looking for relates to the retrieval of a dead body. The correct answer is therefore "exhume" which means to dig up a body. Additionally, "repose" means rest; "respire" means breathe; "aspire" means aim for; "expire" means die, run out, become no longer fresh.

Based on the context of this sentence you know that the verb you are looking for must relate to cutting costs, avoiding expenses. So, the correct answer is "skimping." To "skimp" means to be stingy with money, to avoid spending money. Additionally, to" delineate" means to break down and list; to "douse" means to cover in water; "evade" means avoid, get out of the way of; to "validate" means to provide evidence or support for.

Based on the context of this sentence you know you are looking for a verb that means something like made of, composed of. So, the correct answer is "consists." To "consist" of means to be made of. Additionally, to "violate" means to break or fail to listen to (the rules, someone's rights); "innovate" means come up with new solutions, invent; "recline" means lean back; "consult" means ask for advice.

The series of events described in this sentence would be likely to leave someone bitter and regretful, so the correct answer is "rue." To "rue" means to regret, to wish you had made a different decision. Additionally, "mar" means spoil, ruin; "throttle" means strangle; "vegetate" means to exist in a lazy condition; "trickle" means (of a liquid) flow slowly.

If the speaker wanted to be heard it makes sense that he would yell loudly at everyone. The correct answer is therefore "bellowed." Additionally, "scowled" means frowned angrily at; "wafted" means moved slowly through the air, carried by a gentle breeze; "confounded" means confused and surprised; "abolished" means got rid of.