Mastodons, saber-toothed tigers, wolves, caribou, wild horses, and even camels all once __________ in eastern North America alongside the moose but gradually stumbled into extinction, while the moose just plodded on.

The white and yellow roses planted in old buckets are ____________despite the drought, because tía Fermina cares for them as if they were children.

With a racket in his hand—and when he could remember to keep his temper and his serve under control—Reggie really _______.

In the days that followed August 13, construction workers ___________ day and night to replace the barbed wire with a permanent wall.

If someone blows smoke in your face after you've asked him to put out his cigarette, you would consider it a/an ________.

Here was a man who looked, for all the world, like the kind of person who should _________ as a lawyer in New York City.

If you'd lived during the Great Depression, you might have ________ on roadwork and conservation projects. 

This painting shows peasants __________ in a field while an overseer wields a staff.

When the food or material sets, it will keep the shape of the _________.

The woven canvas straps are ________ in my shape.

Have I changed the way everyone does, time and events ____________ me?

He looked at it momentarily, as if the deep ____________of his gaze would somehow change what he saw.

“Your ___________ is very real. But it can’t be helped. The boy cannot return. And it must be evident to all that it was the Witch who killed him.”

The soldier, shaking with _______________, insisted he had meant no disrespect.

The general considered the soldier’s rude comment a/an _________ to his authority.

Thanks to her ______________, the group had enough water for the entire journey.

He packed a map only as a/an _______________, tucking it in at the last second.

He lost his ________ when he heard the unfair accusation.

Her calm _____________ made her a steady leader during crises.

She finally ________________ herself by telling the truth to her friend.

Caring for the injured animal became a heavy ______________, but he refused to abandon it.

Match the words to their definitions.

She carried a quiet __________ after hearing the news.

The garden began to ___________once it received enough sunlight.

The seedlings showed a quick ___________of growth after the rain.