The correct answers are the following:
1. he searched doggedly for his favorite socks. with great determination. doggedly means "in a manner that shows tenacity and persistence."
2. The tornado precluded our trip to the zoo. made impossible. Precluded means "prevent something or make it impossible."
3. I am sick of the reprimands I get from the driver's ed instructor. Scoldings. A reprimand is a formal expression for disapproval.
4.D prey; target; quarry: a quarry is "a heap of the game killed in a hunt.
5.A Punishment; revenge; retribution: punishment inflicted on someone as a revenge for a wrong.
6.E temperate; soothing; balmy: having the qualities of balm, soothing, warm, pleasant.
7.C desirable; longed for; coveted: something that is desired or envied.
8.B. puzzling, obscure, cryptic: something enigmatic, mysterious.
