Emily Dickinson, whose poetry focuses on God, death, and nature, devoted much time to _______.

Peering about constantly at the entrance of its burrow, the lively meerkat is a(n) ________ guardian of its home.

The remains of Pharaoh Ramses II _______ in the Cairo Museum.

The witch in "Hansel and Gretel" owns a house made of cookies and candy for the ______ reason that she is sweet and kind, but actually it is because she wants to attract children so that she can eat them.

Which word does NOT suggest use of the mind?

The plays of Tennessee Williams ________ the same themes over and over again: secrecy, frustration, and aguish.

Beatrix Potter discovered lichen, until then an unidentified plant, while examining ________ of algae of fungi.

"The dozens" is an example of ________ in which the participants exchange witty insults.

Which word has a root meaning that does NOT suggest sight?

Rachel Carlson's book Silent Spring, documenting the poisonous effects of the pesticide DDT, ________ health officials worldwide who were proponents of the chemical's use.

Which word suggests promise?

Lady Ava Lovelace was a ______, conceiving in the 1830's of mathematical programming used in a prototype of the modern computer.

The movie actor Lon Chaney was called "Man of a Thousand Faces" because of his large _______ of characters.

In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the _________ of Jacob Marley returns from the grave to haunt his business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge.

Making a personal confession to a friend may turn out in _______ to be an embarrassing mistake.