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Congregation is the specific term for a gathering of people for religious worship, which fits the context of a priest and devotees. Company is general. Crew refers to work groups. Audience is for spectators, not religious participants.

Genre is the specific term for a category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. Category and form are too general. Field refers to an area of study or activity, not literary classification.

The phrase 'prime of youth' is a standard English collocation referring to the peak or best period of someone's young life. 'Height' and 'depth' don't collocate with 'of youth' in this context, while 'time' is too generic.

'Deprecated' means to express strong disapproval of something, which fits the context of a spokesman speaking against violence. 'Demoted' means lowered in rank, 'disgraced' means brought shame upon, and 'depreciated' means decreased in value.

'Inculcate' means to instill an idea, attitude, or habit by persistent instruction - the perfect fit for teaching values to children. 'Invigorate' means to energize, 'install' is for software/equipment, and 'insure' relates to insurance.

'Enervated' means weakened, drained of energy, or exhausted - which matches the context of strain from moving. 'Energised' and 'enthused' are opposites (full of energy), while 'bored' is too mild.

'Toll' is the correct word here - it means the negative impact, cost, or damage of something. 'Charge' refers to a fee, 'affect' is commonly used as a verb (the noun is 'effect'), and 'change' is too neutral for this negative context.

'Didn't even bother' is a common idiomatic expression meaning someone didn't make the effort to do something. 'Worry' doesn't fit this construction, 'make' needs an object, and 'None of these' is incorrect since 'bother' is the standard choice.

'Amputated' is the precise medical term for surgical removal of a limb. 'Cut' is too general and imprecise for medical contexts, 'removed' is also vague, and 'avoided' doesn't make sense in this sentence.

'Stumble across' is a phrasal verb meaning to find something unexpectedly or by chance. 'Stumble at' means to have difficulty with something, 'stumble with' isn't standard, and while 'stumble on' is similar, 'stumble across' is more idiomatic for discoveries.

This is the correct option. The pair of corruption and honest is the most appropriate pair in this context as corruption implies dishonesty in dealings and honesty is the quality of uprightness. Both are relevant in the given context.

This is the correct option. ‘The’ here is used with a singular noun to indicate that it represents a whole species or class.

This is the correct option. ‘Worthless’ is someone or something that is of no use; is without any value. This is relevant as it is used to refer to individuals.

This is the correct option. Past progressive form is used for an action that is going on at a certain time in the past.

This is the correct option. ‘Vapid’ means lacking liveliness and spirit; dull and flat.