Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option
 

The good is often _______ with the bones. 

Buried 

The most appropriate word to fill in the blank is buried.

The idiom "buried with the bones" means that something is forgotten or lost to history. The word buried means to put something in the ground and cover it up. In this context, it means that the good is often forgotten or lost to history, just like the bones of people who have died.

The other words do not fit the blank as well.

• Covered means to put something over something else in order to protect it or hide it.
• Exhumed means to dig up a dead body.
• Excavated means to dig up something that is buried underground.