Doctors could never _____ the reason for Larry's fat thumb.

How was Tarzan to _____ this was the time his vine would break?

The bully _____ Rog endlessly, until Rog became so provoked that he socked him.

The nurse gave me some kind of white _____ to put on my insect bites to sooth the pain.

The submarine commander's _____ belied his true feelings of anxiety and fear.

The hikers decided there was no _____, they must get through the pass before the snows came.

The wrench handle was too short to generate the _____ required to twist the bolt.

A desirable quality of basset hounds is that they are _____ house pets.

In the play, Tobacco Road, the characters are poor tobacco farmers who live in ______.