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Question
Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:
Alexander the Great, wished to conquer many lands and ______the entire world.
Options
bequeath
antics
monarchise
impregnable
hollow
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Solution
Alexander the Great, wished to conquer many lands and monarchize the entire world.
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