Question

restrict or burden someone or something
○ pestered
○ cowered
○ pondered
○ encumbered

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
○ surname
○ anecdotes
○ melancholy
○ slothful

Explanation:

First Question:

• "pestered" means to bother or annoy repeatedly, not restrict/burden.
• "cowered" means to shrink back in fear, not related.
• "pondered" means to think deeply, not related.
• "encumbered" means to restrict or burden (someone or something) with a load or difficulty.

• "surname" is a family name, not related to a feeling.
• "anecdotes" are short stories, not a feeling.
• "melancholy" is a feeling of pensive sadness, often without an obvious cause.
• "slothful" means lazy, not a feeling of sadness.

Answer:

D. encumbered

Second Question: