“Sexist” refers to a person or group whodiscriminates based on gender. “Misogynist” is a person whodislikes women, or at the very least mistrusts them. “Chauvinist,” as it’s used in this sentence, isa person who believes their gender is superior. “Amazon” refers to mythical Greek woman-warriors who werelarge and aggressive, but it can also be used to denigrate a woman in modern times. “Chauvinists . . . amazon” is the best answer.

The word "though" clues us in to the fact that we're looking for two opposite words. "Neophyte" and "connoisseur" are the only two words that fit the blanks. A "neophyte" is someone who isinexperienced with a given task or field, and a "connoisseur" isan experienced and expert consumer of a given product.

“Influx” refers toa large quantity or size coming inward. “Amnesty” refers tobeing pardoned or having an authoritative party completely overlook your actions. In this case, it refers to the government overlooking that the immigrants were not legally admitted. Since whatever is going on with these immigrants is “overwhelming,” this pair of words would be a logical solution. “Influx . . . amnesty” is the correct answer.

“Anachronism” refers tosomething that is out of place in historical or chronological time. A good way to remember that the word refers to time is to relate the root “chron” with “chronological.” “Audacity” refers toboldness to the point of recklessness. “Anachronisms . . . audacity” is the correct answer.

The main clue is that Ava's choice "went against all conventions and expectations." Therefore, her doctor branded her assomeone who majorly goes against the grain(an "iconoclast"). To the medical establishment, her decisionwent against the expected norm; it was "heresy."

Officials are worried about a flood, so we know that what they welcomed was apauseorbreakin the rain. "Cessation" is a good fit here. Abreak (or "breach") in the levee could cause flooding.

To “degenerate” means toget worse. This being the case, the answer to the second blank must be worse than annoying, which eliminates “idolatry” and “adulation.” “Shenanigans” aredevious tricks or pranks. “Animosity” isfeeling strong hostility or hatred towards someone or something. “Shenanigans . . . animosity” is the best answer.

在句子的上下文,第一个空白should reflect a word closely meaning "group." Of the answer choices, only "entourage" and "coterie" match this description. To decide between these two choices, we must next look at the second blank. In the sentence, the word "exacerbated" points to the fact that the star has some sort of habit beingmade worseby this group. "Travesty" does not apply here, but "proclivity" is a near-perfect mirror for "habit" in this context.

For the first blank, we are looking for something like "doubts." "Qualms" is the best fit here. The clue for the second blank is "anticipate," so we're looking for something likeforeknowledgeor "prescience."

The sentence refers to a "soldier" and "invaders," giving a military theme to the sentence. The first blank must mean some kind of weapon, while the second blank indicates harming the "armor." "Lance,"a spear or long spike, and "breach," meaningto penetrate,together make up the correct answer.