You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.
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Question: John took a sip of the milk and spat it on the food in front of him. The _ is putrid.

Answer: milk


Question: Jenna kept a list of her accomplishments and tried to grow her contact list in her career, but she found the _ to be more helpful concretely.

Answer: list


Question: The plant prospered in the winter but withered in the summer, as the _ conditions were more detrimental to its growth.

Answer:
summer