Week 9

Question 1

The author’s fiction concerns the realm of __________ horror in which creatures from deep within our universe visit us and terrorize us.

Answer 1

cosmic (adj.) synonymous with celestial

Question 2

It’s a myth that dogs are colorblind and that they can’t __________ colors; they can actually see yellow and blue fairly well.

Answer 2

perceive (v.) synonymous with sense

Question 3

Since she was a biologist, her expertise and research were in the __________ of desert regions, mainly lizards and rodents.

Answer 3

fauna (n.)

Question 4

As his life ___________ away, he could see his life flash before his eyes. He was dying then.

Answer 4

ebb (v.) synonymous with recede

Question 5

The architect __________ recreated the model of the building that his infant son had stepped on. Thus, it took him many hours to complete it.

Answer 5

painstakingly (adv.) synonymous with ardently

Question 6

Evolutionarily, the __________ of the animal species is their one true aim, that is, to continue to multiply and thrive in their biome.

Answer 6

propagation (n.) breeding

Question 7

While we were looking through our windows at the snowfall, we could easily distinguish the __________ of snow layers on our car.

Answer 7

accrete (v.) accumulate