5. Western sanctions are _______ Russia's economy and sending shockwaves through global markets.
(A) laminating
(B) ventilating
(C) decimating
(D) merchandising 

1. Lower interest rates could _______ consumer spending and the struggling housing market. (A) divulge (B) reinvigorate (C) debilitate (D) stagnate

2. Traditionally offline retailers are finding success as online sales gain more share of sales, year after year. By combining offline and online channels, they set their stores up for increased reach, added convenience for customers and a competitive edge in a _______ market. (A) infuriated (B) stipulated (C) elongated (D) saturated

3. Which word comes from a Latin word meaning “the fee a miller receives for grinding grain? (A) remuneration (B) perquisite (C) emolument (D) commensurate

4. Which of the following statement does not properly apply to something stolid? (A) It is intransigent. (B) It is apathetic. (C) It is impassive. (D) It is phlegmatic.

6. Admissions officers expect a certain amount of ______ on college applications — more extracurricular activities, more volunteer work and more drama club rehearsals or marching band outings than a student could possibly have time for. (A) outreach (B) puffery (C) plenary (D) deductible

7. Compunction, poignant, and pungent all come from a Latin verb meaning: ______. (A) To hurt or break (B) To annoy or bother (C) To prick or sting (D) To sense or feel

8. Which word means pertaining to twilight? (A) inchoate (B) subfuscous (C) crepuscular (D) umbrageous

9. Which word best describes a catholic person? (A) latitudinarian (B) docile (C) dogmatic (D) parochial

10. The U.S. Senate on Thursday, 7th April 2022, confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first black woman to be elevated to the _______ of the judicial branch in what her supporters hailed as a needed step toward bringing new diversity and life experience to the court. (A) debacle (B) oligarch (C) harbinger (D) pinnacle 

11. (A) reciprocity (B) savvy (C) initiative (D) tenacity