"Bellow" means roar or shout, so "roar" is the correct answer. "Avert" means turn away or avoid. "Simplify" means make clear or make easier. "Comprehend" means understand. "Release" means let go.

"Allege" is a verb that means claim or accuse a person of committing a crime, so "claim" is the correct answer. "Remember" means think of events that one experienced in the past. "Ponder" means think about. "Assist" is a verb that means help. "Demonstrate" means show or signify.

"Clamor" means shout or make a loud noise, so "yell," which means shout or scream, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "clamor" or "yell": "educate" means teach or help a person learn; "disagree" means have a opinion in opposition to someone else's or differ; "disappoint" means fail to meet expectations; and "forget" means to not be able to remember.

"Debunk" means to expose something that is believed to be true to be false, so "expose," a verb that means reveal, denounce, or uncover, is the correct answer. For clarification, "remiss" means carless, "egress" means exit, and "initiate" means begin.

To "disparage" someone is to speak poorly of them, or to belittle them. So, the answer choice closest in meaning to "disparage" is "belittle," and "belittle" is the correct answer. For clarification, "laudatory" means worthy of praise, "garrulous" means talkative, and "illusory" means false or deceptive.

"Compel" means to force a person to do something, so "force" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "compel": "reform" means to make changes to something in order to improve it; "concede" means to admit or to give up; "dilute" means to add a liquid, usually water, to a mixture to make it less concentrated; and "conceal" means to hide something or someone.

"Consider" means to "think about" something carefully. "Sweep" means to clean dust and dirt off of the ground or the floor. "Retreat" means to withdraw or to move back to a previously occupied area, often in combat. "Imagine" means to visualize or to create an image in one's mind of something. "Convince" means to change the viewpoint of another.

"Placate" means to try to make better or to appease, so "appease" is the correct answer. For clarification, "contrition" is a feeling of guilt and remorse, "congenial" means agreeable or friendly, "fortuitous" means owed to luck or fortune, and "desolate" means abandoned or deserted.

To "revere" someone means to respect or to venerate them, so "venerate," which means highly respect or worship, is the correct answer. For clarification, "distort" means to twist or manipulate out of shape, "dread," when used as a verb, means fear, and impervious means resistant to harm or penetration.

"Antagonize" means to irritate someone or something or to provoke a reaction. For clarification, "indict" means accuse, "condone" means allow, "founder" means sink, and "prohibit" means forbid.