"Famished" is an adjective that means "extremely hungry," so we need to pick out an adjective that means something like "extremely hungry." "Satiated," then, cannot be the correct answer, because "satiated" means "satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full," making it an antonym, not a synonym, of "famished." "Ravenous," however, is an adjective that means "extremely hungry" or when referring to hunger or need, "very great; voracious." Because "ravenous" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "famished," "ravenous" is the correct answer.

When someone is "ravenous," they arevery hungry, often in a ferocious way. If you've ever said you were "starving," or eaten your dinner in a matter of minutes, you've probably felt ravenous before. When a person is "content," he or she ishappy with his current situation, which would not be the case if he were uncomfortably hungry. An "overwhelmed" personfeels like he or she has been overcome by responsibility or feelings, and "colorful" simply means包含ing many colorsor is used to refer to aninterestingperson.

"Abrupt" is an adjective that meanssudden and unexpected. So, the answer choice closest in meaning to "abrupt" is "sudden", an adjective that meansoccuring unexpectedly. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "abrupt": "tiresome" meanscausing one to feel bored;"proud" meansfeeling satisfaction over achievements; and "benevolent" meanskind.

“Rash,” when used to describe an action, meanshasty, rushed. To provide further help, “sluggish” meanstired, lacking energy; “vibrant” meansbright and colorful.

"Soothing" and "reassuring" are synonyms, so go ahead and eliminate them. "Usual" meansnormaloreveryday. "Eerie" meansstrangeorcreepy. "Weird" has the closest meaning to "eerie," so it is the correct answer.

If someone is "exempt" from something, such as chores or taxes, it means they areexcused from,freefrom, ornot subject todoing the chores or paying the taxes; so, "excused" is the correct answer. "Exempt" has a meaning different from that of "dismiss," which meanssend away, "incorporate," which meansinclude as part of a larger thing, and "restrain," which meanspreventorcontrol.

First and foremost, do not confuse "thorough" with "throughout." The latter meansall overorcompletely fillingsomething. (Look at the words that it combines: "through out.") The word "thorough" is an adjective describing something that iscompleteanddetailed. For instance, if someone performed a detailed study of the facts of a legal case, we would say that the person gave a "thorough examination of the facts." All of the wrong answers are trying to trick you into choosing some synonym for "throughout." Certainly, the two words—"thorough" and "throughout"—are related. However, they don't have the same meanings. Therefore, the best option is "complete." A "thorough examination" is a "complete examination."

When we "deprive" someone of something, wemake them lackthat thing. For instance, we would say that the slaves in the American South were deprived of their rights and were therefore freed in order that they might have the freedom that they lacked. To be in a state of "deprivation" is to be in a state ofpoverty orgreat want. A "privation" of something isa lacking ofthat thing. For instance, darkness is a privation of light; the dark is only understandable as a non-being of light. We often use the word "deprived" with the modifier "sleep" to describe the state of being tired and lacking rest. Being "sleep deprived" or suffering from "sleep deprivation" is such a tired state. Therefore, "lacking" is the best option for "deprived."

This question likely seems very easy, and it basically can be. Just don't be tricked by its seeming ease. The word "boring" is very familiar. Therefore, go through the answers eliminating them word by word. Something that is "regular" might be boring, but not everything that is boring is regular. Something very new and unexpected can also be boring. "Academic" and "scholarly" things are often boring, but this is not a definition of what it is to be boring. These is just descriptions of things that sometimes might be boring. "Annoying" is not a good synonym, as it describes something else—once again, some boring things might be annoying, but "to be annoying" means something different than "to be boring." Therefore, the best option is "tedious," which means "dull and repetitive," which implies being boring much more than do the other options.

The word "impoverished" literally means "in-poverty" orin the state of poverty. To "impoverish" someone istomake that person to be poor. The "-ed" form indicates that this is a passive participle, meaning that it is an adjective describing someone to whom the action of "impoverishing" has occurred. To be "impoverished" therefore means to bemade pooror merely to bepoor.