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1. the works of edgar allan poe are gothic, which often is about subjects.
2. the painting of the sunset was so ____ that i thought it was a photograph.
3. the explorer juan ponce de león searched for a magical fountain that would make him so he would never die.
4. john krakauer wrote a book called into thin air about his experience of being stranded on a mountain; he is an example of a ____.

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1. a person learns cpr so he or she will be able to ____ someone.
2. if i gave a speech in front of a large group of people and forgot a few lines, i would feel ____.
3. the ____ meerkats scampered around their den with intense energy.
4. humans are ____, the opposite of greek gods like apollo.

unscramble the letters in the circles in the crossword puzzle to make a word that answers the riddle below. the unscrambled word is not one of the vocabulary words from this lesson, but it is related to some of them.
i am a person who is in charge of a body before a funeral. ____

Explanation:

1. For "A person learns CPR so he or she will be able to" - The answer is "save someone" as CPR is used to help save lives.
2. "If I gave a speech in front of a large group of people and forgot a few lines, I would feel" - The answer is "embarrassed" as it is a common emotional - response in such a situation.
3. "The meerkats scampered around their den with intense energy" - This is a description of the meerkats' activity.
4. "The works of Edgar Allan Poe are Gothic, which often is about" - Gothic literature often deals with "dark" and macabre subjects.
5. "Humans are like Greek gods like Apollo" - Humans are "mortals" while Greek gods are immortal, so this is a contrast.
6. "The painting of the sunset was so" - It could be described as "beautiful" to express its aesthetic quality.
7. "The explorer Juan Ponce de León searched for a magical fountain that would make him" - He was searching for the Fountain of Youth to make him "immortal".
8. "John Krakauer wrote a book called Into Thin Air about his experience of being stranded on a mountain; he is an example of a" - He is an "author" as he wrote the book.

Answer:

1. save someone
2. embarrassed
3. (No specific single - word answer required for description)
4. dark
5. mortals
6. beautiful
7. immortal
8. author