For the Week ending 04/27/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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exhibiting different colors, esp. as irregular patches or streaks; marked by variety; kaleidoscopic
They were of the species [Ursus horribilis] common to the upper part of the Missouri, and might well be termed the _______ bear, for they are found occasionally of a black, grizzly, brown, or red color. |
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exhibiting different colors, esp. as irregular patches or streaks; marked by variety; kaleidoscopic
Cassie looked up at the shifting _______ rainbows on the wall summoned by the hanging crystals. |
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a mixture; a medley; potpourri, patchwork
Cats from Sri Lanka and Singapore are a genetic _______ of cats from Southeast Asia, Europe and elsewhere. |
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the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
Biologists use the term _______ to describe the earth's stunning variety. |
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having various meanings or values; having multiple antigen-binding sites
For that matter, how "_______" is the fiction of, say, Virginia Woolf, one of the great psychological realists? |