To "sedate" something means to use medicine to make it sleep, to calm it, or settle it down. So, "settle down" is the correct answer. To help you, "scold" means reprimand, and "deny" means refuse to accept something.

To "infiltrate" means to enter into a group and spy on it. The closest answer choice to that definition is “gain access to.”

To "announce" something means to declare that thing or make some information public.

The word "misled," which is the past tense of "mislead," can be substitued into the sentence to maintain the meaning.

"Acknowledge" means recognize or accept, so "recognize" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "acknowledge": "recognize" means know or see; "alarmed" means scared; and "portray" and "depict" both mean to show.

"Solve" is a verb that means figure out, so "figure out" is the correct answer.

Laud and Praise both mean to give acclaim to.

"Depict" means show or represent something, so "represent" is the correct answer. To help you, "abnormal" means not normal or weird, and "restore" means return to an earlier, better condition.

To "infiltrate" means to enter into a group and spy on it. The closest answer choice to that definition is “gain access to.”

To "alter" something means to change it, so "change" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "alter": "frighten" means scare; "animosity" is a bad feeling towards someone; "worry" means fret or feel apprehension about; and "encourage" means urge someone to work toward a goal or motivate.