Question

1. william and his cousin john had a combative relationship. william was always more assertive than john, causing john to regularly give in to williams wishes.

a. venerate
b. capitulate
c. consummate

1. marie and her team formed several theories about why the seedlings were dying, but they wouldnt know for sure until they were able to collect more evidence.

a. ignominy
b. surmount
c. conjecture

Explanation:

Question 1

To solve this, we analyze the context: John "gives in" to William's wishes. Let's define the options:

• A. Venerate: means to respect/revere, which doesn't match "give in".
• B. Capitulate: means to surrender or give in, matching the context.
• C. Consummate: means to complete, which is irrelevant here.

The context is Marie's team forming theories (not sure, need evidence). Define the options:

• A. Ignominy: means disgrace, irrelevant.
• B. Surmount: means to overcome, irrelevant.
• C. Conjecture: means a guess/theory without proof, matching "formed theories (not sure yet)".

Answer:

B. Capitulate

Question 2