Answer: Explanation:
1. consequence: following with or after. He broke the law, and now he is facing the consequences of his actions.
2. acrid: sharp. Acrid comments (very critical)
3. preclude: prevent. Nothing will preclude him to become a candidate.
4. soliloquy: talking to oneself. Hamlet's soliloquy starts with "To be or not to be."
5. extort: take by force. He extorted money from the old lady.
6. interced: come between. The leader interceded on their behalf.
7. circumvent: come around, avoid. The young man wants to circumvent his parents' control.
8. regressive: stepping back again . The tax system became regressive.
9. patriarch: father, ruler . Abraham was one of the patriarchs in the Bible.
10. deduce: trace the course or descend of . I deduced she was married by the ring on her finger.