| A | B |
| appalling | The most _____ result of the European's encounters with Native Americans was the spread of disease |
| contagious | These _____ diseases spread from person to person. |
| eminent | One _____ anthropologist commented that smallpox defeated Mexico. |
| epidemic | Smallpox _____ were surely the worst. |
| intentional | The attacks of the disease were _____. |
| myriad | Among the _____ of problems that faced Native Americans after the Europeans arrived were smallpox. |
| picturesque | The customs of the Native Americans were merely _____. |
| probable | It is _____ that the diseases weakened Native Americans. |
| romantic | Our lives, like the _____ picture of Native American cultures would very likey still threaten all members of our populations |
| ruthless | The conquerers of the New World were more _____ than the diseases. |