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．这不是值得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.)

The word "necessitate" clearly is related tonecessary．It is used to describe how one thing leads to another thing being necessary. Thus, a given choice may end up necessitating further actions to be taken in response to it. For instance, we could say, "The deep gash in Peter's hand necessitated immediate action to stop the bleeding." All of this is the same as saying that something that necessitatesrequiressomething else to be done. Thus, the sentence above could be translated, "The deep gash in Peter's hand required immediate action to stop the bleeding."

"Reparation" isa kind of repayment made to someone because of wrongs done to that person．It is of the essence of reparation to be a repayment—this is quite important. The only option that expresses this idea of repaying is "compensation," which isa kind of payment given in return for something, usually for damages or injuries caused．

The word "prioritize" is clearly related to "prior," which meanscoming before something else．When we prioritize things, we place them before less important matters; however, the word "prioritize" can be used in general to indicate theactivity involved in setting the relative importance of many things．Thus, to "prioritize the tasks" meansto put them in order(according to priority, of course). Thus, it is acceptable to choose something like "order" for a synonym here. Do not be tempted by options "laud" or "acclaim," which meanto praise．Just because we often like what we prioritize, this does not mean that the word means the same thing as the actual act of praising.

To "rescind" something meansto repeal, to cancel．To provide further help, "contend" meansto argue something is the truth; "placate" meanssooth, calm．