H________ climates or conditions are very difficult for people, animals, and plants to live in.
The girls have to drink from a s________ mug.
They were u_________ dressed in brown wool dresses and plain white pinafores.
Usurp means to take and keep (power) in a f__________ way.
Allegories have two meanings: a l________ and a deeper meaning.
The _________Era went from 1837 to 1901.