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1. Choose the word from the list that is closest in meaning to the bold part of each sentence. Write it in the blank before each sentence.

  1. In many cultures around the world, young boys are circumcised in a traditional ceremony.
  2. It is difficult, to tame a bird that was born in the wild.
  3. Based on the oral legends about the fire, researchers estimate that about half of the townspeople died in the blaze.
  4. After the burning of the body, the remaining bits of bone are transferred to a large urn.
  5. Her husband could never fit into her family′s way of life.