We tend to regard information that comes to us through our friend network as more ______ and reliable than information we receive from traditional media.

The flesh of the American beaver is eaten by the Indians, and when roasted in the skin is esteemed a ______ and is said to taste like pork.

Antonym of derogatory:

Synonym for devour:

Is the underlined word used correctly in this sentence? "As a whole, the birds of Papua are remarkable for their brilliance of plumage, or their metallic coloring."

What Ken saw in the forest was certainly not a ______ of his imagination.

imaginary; not real

Two _______ eyes fell to her, as if realizing there was a lame lamb in its midst.

coming earlier in time

Vultures regularly _______ on the site and then fly across the residential areas leaving waste deposits.

Wild animals, especially bears, are numerous, but prior to 1896 the fish and game had been almost exterminated by indiscriminate ______.

moving in a clumsy manner

"I have never felt lonesome, or in the least oppressed by a sense of ______, but once, and that was a few weeks after I came to the woods, when, for an hour, I doubted if the near neighborhood of man was not essential to a serene and healthy life."

- Henry Davis Thoreau, Walden

Suddenly feeling alone and ______ in the wide hallway, she returned to her room and locked the door.