full of malice; malevolent

tending to inquire or investigate

mournful; sad; pensive

In an active, quick, 

or energetic way

the area that a single ruler or government controls.

severe; forbidding

To speak or cry out in scorn:  to mock

giving a sense of security, causing sleep or relaxation

He turned and walked _____________ back to the market.

The two countries fought for ____________ of the newly discovered island.

Carmen set her jaw and challenged them each with a _____________ look.

He tried to ignore the ___________crowd wanting him to strike out.

The soft music was ____________ him to sleep.

The bleakness of winter sometimes gives me cause for _____________.

He had an _____________ mind and he would always be asking questions.

Cathy used ______________ words to insult her rival.

If the magazine editor believes the picture is a _____________, he will not publish it.