Do not look at the answer choices. It will distract you if you read them before you comprehend the sentence.
– The target is the thing in the sentence that the blank is illustrating. Here, the target is simply Eric (the dancer). The clue is what forces the contents of the blank to be ideally predictable. Look for dramatic action or emotion. – The pivot is what decides the relationship between the blank and the clue. Will the blank agree with the clue? Or will the blank disagree with the clue? It depends on the pivot.
Insert the word into the blank one at a time, match to your fill-in, and mark down Good (✓), Bad (x), Sort Of (~), or Unknown (?).
hesitancy = doubtfulness fluency extension = addition indolence = ?? queasiness = sick
The questions are full of tough vocabulary- not just in the answer choices, but also even in the sentence themselves. Your mastery of immense GRE appropriate words is the biggest factor that will determine your success.