"The more ugly, older, more _____________, more ill and poorer I become, the more I try to make amends by making my colors more vibrant, more balanced and beaming."

-Vincent Van Gogh

Quarrelsome, disagreeable and ornery are _______________ of the word Cantankerous.

Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators planned to assassinate King James I by blowing up the Parliament building. The plan was _____________ when a government member received an anonymous letter warning him to stay away from Parliament on November 5.

"The plan was foiled when a government member received an anonymous letter warning him to stay away from Parliament on November 5."

Which definition of 'foil' is used in the example above?

The world’s first parking meter stood in the business district of downtown Oklahoma City, Okla., in 1935. The increasing number of cars crowding cities at the time resulted in __________ parking space.

Scarce means:

Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish artist. He was a painter, sculptor, print-maker, ceramicist, and stage designer. Picasso was an exceptionally__________ artist. He produced more than 20,000 pieces of artwork in a variety of mediums

Prolific means:

The national Veterans Day ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The tomb contains the _______________ of soldiers from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Which of the following is NOT a definition of the word remains?

This word can mean: a large tear in a piece of fabric, or money paid by a tenant to the owner of a property in return for living in it.

A period of time with a particular feature or characteristic