Vocabulary and Synonyms

It means a very small number of people or things, (so few that they can fill a hand).

 Here, execute is the correct synonym of implement as it implies carrying out a task. Assign implies to allocate a job or a duty, employ means to give work to someone and pay them for it and exploit means to make full use of and derive benefit from a resource.

 Here, revert is the correct synonym as it implies returning to the previous state. Deteriorate implies becoming progressively worse, recede implies move back or further away from a previous position and retreat is an act of moving back or withdrawing.

 Here, open-minded is the correct option as it implies someone willing to consider new ideas. Sympathetic implies feeling or showing sympathy, accessible implies a person of authority who is easy and friendly to talk to and observant is a person who is quick to notice and perceive things.

An actuary is a professional who assesses financial risk, typically in the insurance industry. Therefore, insurance is the most related term among the options.

To allay means to diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry). Calm is the most similar word in meaning.

 Adventitious is similar in meaning to accidental.

Abortive means failing to produce the intended result. Futile is a direct synonym as it also describes something that is ineffective or useless.

To agglomerate means to collect or form into a mass or group. The option 'To gather in to mass' accurately describes this action.

An amenity is a useful or desirable feature or facility of a building or place. Facility is the closest synonym.

An apocalypse refers to a great disaster or, in a religious context, a revelation or prophetic disclosure. Revelation is the most accurate synonym.

To adjure means to urge or request someone solemnly or earnestly to do something. Entreat is a direct synonym.

An arbiter is a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter. Judge is the most accurate synonym.

To assay is to test or attempt to evaluate something, often referring to testing the purity of a metal. Attempt is the closest synonym among the choices.