VIE:
Answer(s): C
To VIE is to compete or contend (as in a contest), contrary to giving up, or admitting defeat.
VERDANT:
Answer(s): E
VERDANT means “lush and overgrown”; desolate means “bare of any living thing.”
LATITUDE:
One meaning of LATITUDE is “freedom from limitations or restraints”—just the opposite of restraint
SYNERGIZE:
To SYNERGIZE is to “coordinate different elements toward achieving a common goal.” To sabotage is to “deliberately spoil or damage as to make useless or unproductive.” An act of sabotage may very well be designed to disrupt or spoil an attempt to synergize. Though not a perfect antonym, sabotage is the best of the five choices.
PITH:
PITH refers to “the heart or essence of the matter.” A pithy observation or remark is one that is incisive and on point. A digression, to the contrary, is a divergence from a previous course of thought or action.
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