Favorable - "During this advantageous period of public hardship, Tom Walker established himself as a moneylender in Boston."
Conciliatory - "Nevertheless, he was moody and refused to agree: she was supposed to return with a appeasing gift, though she kept its nature secret."
Dangerous - "For a long time, Tom carefully navigated this deceitful forest, stepping from one clump of rushes and roots to another, which provided uncertain support amid the deep marshes."
Bleak - "It served as a gloomy reminder of the fierce conflict that had occurred in this final stronghold of the Indian warriors."
Answer: 1. Objects that protrude. 2. Avarice. 3. Deluge.
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