DIRECTIONS for the question: Fill in the blank with the right options provided.
The explorer was unable to ____ his thirst at the stream since an enraged Grizzly bear barred the way.
A)
assuage
B)
parch
C)
savor
D)
describe
E)
attenuate
A
The bear stopped the explorer getting to the stream, so the explorer could not quench (assuage) his thirst. We have to turn the sentence around until we see what it is trying to convey.
(parch = dry up; savor = enjoy; attenuate = weaken)
