Test: Selecting Words- 1

Smile on: to lend support or favor

Avidly means to desire something longingly.
So, the miser must gaze at the pile of gold coins avidly.

Chance fits appropriately in the blank. 

When we are talking about cows, it means there is more than one cow. i.e a group. 

But collection of cows or group of cows is called a herd. 

The word that we use to signify that fruits are ready is ripe. Therefore, the correct sentence here is that the grapes in the vineyard were ripe enough to be picked.

Depend on means to be needed for something to succeed.
"Success in this examination depends on hard work alone".

My uncle decided to take me and my sister to the market.

Confiscated means taken or seized with authority

It is a famous Idiom which means:
Humans need more than just sustenance to have a fulfilled life; people have spiritual needs as well as physical needs.

Piyush behaves strangely at times and, therefore, nobody gets along with him.