* My last five letters mean 'avid,' & I mean 'deficient in amount or quality.' What am I? Meager * Fire is often maintained above me, & if you remove my first letter, you will find the home shared by everyone you have ever known. What am I? Hearth * I have a heart, and my last five letters mean the same as 'strangle.' What am I? Artichoke * I eradicate problems. My first half, when capitalized, is an acronym related to sleep. What am I? Remedy * Remove my last letter & you have a dish that holds something holy. I am the legal right to something that is created. What am I? Patent * My last five letters mean to escape with a lover. I am a kind of container. What am I? Envelope * My first four letters are a climbing plant, & my last three are a fish. I taste quite sour. What am I? Vinegar * I am a sensation experienced when you suddenly feel cold. My last three letters denote a state of sickness. What am I? Chill * I am a mutable piece of furniture. My last three letters are a unit of weight. What am I? Futon * My first four letters are a sound producing instrument, & my last half is often used for capturing marine organisms. I am capable of a vicious sting. What am I? Hornet * Remove my first letter & you have something not living that has a root. My last three letters are composed mostly of nitrogen on our planet. Have a seat before trying to figure out what I am! What am I? Chain * My name rhymes with the dish on which a cup is placed. I produced a famous fictional set of stories told by people on a pilgrimage to a cathedral. Who am I? Chaucer * A place for drinking & sometimes dancing is denoted by my first three letters. My last four letters mean the same as 'obtain.' I am a 'good deal.' What am I? Bargain * Remove my first letter & you have the past tense of 'devour.' I am your unavoidable future. What am I? Fate * I am one of many successive layers. Transpose my last two letters & you have something found on many vehicles. What am I? Tier * My first half means 'average.' My last half means 'to put on.' I am the act of excusing a trespass. What am I? Pardon * I allow the separation of constituents in a liquid by taking advantage of different boiling points. My last five letters mean 'motionless.' What am I? Distill or Still * I am a type of glaze. Remove my third letter, & you have a word meaning the same as 'disappear.' What am I? Varnish * I am a dead body. My last four letters mean 'to verify.' What am I? Cadaver * I was an American leader who had a motto that dealt with not talking roughly & holding a large club. Who am I? __Roosevelt___