Beth ordered the nostrum to cure her cold even though it was not guaranteed.

Quitting smoking has a _____ effect on the health even of smokers of long duration.

With three young children, daily life in the house was marked by _______ activity.

For one thousand dollars Rama will give you the secret of eternal youth.

In several of his novels, Marcel Pagno vividly delineates the _________ of small rural towns of southern France.

Ron, the class statistics_______, became very popular as the due date for the final projects approached.

Campus insomniacs shared a certain camaraderie as __________ of the all-night coffee shop in the student union.

I was fascinated by the local plants when I visited New Zealand.

Which of the family members is most likely to be the doyenne?

What are you most likely to buy from an apothecary?

I was surprised to see farmers still using horse-drawn plows.

Isabel Marlowe is the ______ heir to the Goldstone fortune and will go to court to prove her claim.

Frequent oil changes may ________ the need for expensive engine repairs.

The graphic arts students __________ the capabilities of the new computer with elan.

Henry David Thoreau lived an _________ life during his two years in a cabin at Walden Pond.