To “bungle” something meansto mess it upor "mismanage" it. As for the other answer choices, “deplore” meanshate; “depreciate” meansdecrease in worth; "consider" meansthink about carefully; and "announce" meansdeclare information publicly for the first time.

The word "commend" is found in the very familiar word "recommend." Though we usually use this latter word to meanto suggest, it means even more properlyto suggest with praise and approval. The word "commend" meansto praise. To "recommend" someone isto praise him or her again—to someone else, perhaps. To "laud" someone isto praise him or her. When someone graduates "cum laude," he or she graduateswith praise.

The word "endure" can have several meanings. One common use meansto suffer or undergo. Thus, we say that someone endures massive pain after a surgery. Another use of the word can be,to keep on existing. Thus, we say, "The building endured through many storms." This means, "It continued existing through many storms." Thus, among the options provided, the best is "survive." Do not be tempted by words like "die" or "harm", which tempt you to be confused because of the first meaning discussed above.

This question is not necessarily very hard, for the word "toil" is rather common; however, the two options "labor" and "work" might make you think that neither of these are correct, for they appear to be synonymous. Don't let this fact trick you! To "toil" means towork hard at something. Technically, the word "labor" impliesdifficult physical work. Thus, it is a slightly better option than "work." Therefore, this is the best option among those provided. Do not go searching for another option out of confusion over the two options "labor" and "work."

When a parent chides his or her child, he or she scolds the little one. Thus, we could say, "Bob chided his daughter for staying up past her bed time." Of course, two adults could also chide each other: "Gertrude chided Wilfred for his carelessness with the mail delivery." Thus, the best option among those given is "scold", which is basically a direct definition of the word "chide".

Do not confuse "peddle" with "pedal." This might make you think of biking or other such fun activities! That is not what you are looking for in this question. Instead, the word "peddle" meansto sell. It indicates either the kind of selling done by door-to-door salespeople or a kind of illegal selling that happens when, for example, someone attempts to sell stolen goods to someone else. The simple option "sell" is fine for this question, as none of the other options are close to being correct.

The word "cultivate" is often used to describe the activities undertakento prepare and nurture the land for the growing of plants, but it can also be used to describe any process of developing something, especially a skill that a person might have. Thus, someone can "cultivate his or her mind" by reading more. The only acceptable option among the given words is "refine." When someone "refines" his or her mind, he or sheimproves it and makes it better. Do not be tricked by options like "rural" and "pastoral." These are trying to trick you into picking words that are related to farming only in an indirect manner.

Likely, you know that taunt meansto tease. It is possible that several of the options, like "dislike" and "despise" are tempting. Sometimes a person may taunt another person because he or she does not like the person he or she is teasing, but neither of these options are strict synonyms for "taunt." Instead, the best option is "ridicule", which meansto mockorto make laughable. (The word comes from the Latin forto laugh. Think about something that is ridiculous—it is certainly an amusing thing!)

当有人指责另一个人,他或shescolds him or her very strongly. The intensity is a key part of the meaning of the word, so "correct," "amend," and "suggest" are all too weak of words to function as synonyms. The only option that makes sense (and is quite correct, being almost a literal synonym) is "rebuke." To "rebuke" someone isto critique that person strongly for what he or she does.

Now, it is not without reason that the word "belittle" has "little" in it, but you must be careful. It is aboutmaking a person feel smaller and of less worth. It is not about making something to be physically smaller. Thus, the best option for this is "disparage," which is almost an exact synonym. (Notice, that "belittle" does not have "criticize" or "scold" as good synonyms either. While scolding and criticizing can be used to belittle someone, these are not synonymous with belittling. The essence of belittling someone is making that person feel less important.)