The the family was the youngsters’ role model and mentor.
-sam had been standing outside with no shoes on for so long that the cold had rendered his feet nearly
-the professor's distinguished career at the university had earned him a reputation as a educator.
-the path that the wildfire burned through the forest was a _( on the landscape.

1-communion, mirth, patriarch, sepulcher
2-insensible, venerable, blighted, mirthful
3-insensible, blighted, mirthful, venerable
5-communion, mirth, patriarch, sepulcher