Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly a synonym for the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in the following sentence. Agatha RUMINATED for weeks about the consequences of telling Arthur about the affair.

I can _________ all the terms of the lease for the flat _________ the one about not allowing pets.

It seems we've reached an IMPASSE in our negotiations.

The despot's MINIONS were only too eager to tout his edicts and report any unrest among his subjects.

Maude managed to sweep up the broken dishes without a word of REPROOF to her children.

The community theatre troupe faced one problem after another, so it was no surprise that their season ended in a DEBACLE.

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence: The woman just started playing chess, so she was a true ________.

Galileo was forced to recant his heliocentric theory. "Recant" most nearly means ...

He disdained doing his math homework. "Disdained" most nearly means:

Which of the following is a synonym for "praise"?

Which of the following is an antonym to "discord"?