Police officers would chase criminals who:

Shoplifting, or stealing goods from a store, is a form of what?

Which of the following is another word for cremate?

People who can easily get to and use public transportation have easy:

Which of the following is another word for chaos, or comlpete confusion?

A swim across the English Channel is one of the most arduous physical challenges in the world.

Arduous most nearly means:

Anyone who is willing to swim the Englihs Channel must wait until a summer day when the tides are most aupicious if they hope to complete the task.

When the tides or other conditions are auspicious, they are:

Even on the best days, however, the challenging conditions in the English Channel are sure to discourage all but the fittest and most intrepid swimmers.

Which of the following words could not be used to replace intrepid?

Consider, for example, that the water temperature is generally a very cold 60 degrees or so and that, according to accepted rules, wet suits are not allowed. Another daunting factor is the distance. Even through a straight swim at the shortest point across the Channel would cover 22.5 miles, water dcurrents push swimmers sideways, first in one direction, then in another.

Daunting most nearly means: