Answer:
1. Defy ⇒ go against
2. Boom ⇒ possibility
3. Amplify ⇒ magnify
4. Render ⇒ cause to be
5. Mainstream ⇒ typical
6. Emerge ⇒ come out
7. Infiltrate ⇒ penetrate
8. Regimen ⇒ routine
9. Alter ⇒ change
10. Connotation ⇒ implication
11. Perceive ⇒ make out
12. Capitalize on ⇒ take advantage of
13. Assimilate ⇒ absorb
14. Pursuit ⇒ hobby
15. Potential ⇒ do very well
