Question

1. which word means “extreme anxiety or emotional torment”?

conviction
anguish
bewildered
waiflike

1. a baton carried as a symbol of authority is called a:

waiflike
fascist
conviction
truncheon

Explanation:

For question 3, "anguish" means extreme anxiety or emotional torment. "Conviction" refers to a firmly held belief. "Bewildered" means confused. "Waiflike" describes someone looking thin and vulnerable.
For question 4, a "truncheon" is a baton carried as a symbol of authority. "Waiflike" is an adjective for appearance. "Fascist" is related to a political ideology. "Conviction" has nothing to do with a symbol - of - authority baton.

Answer:

1. B. Anguish
2. D. Truncheon