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One way to begin an informal speech or an oral report is to quote an old ___.

• adage

• bonanza

• citadel

• decree

The thrilling adventure movie set in Alaska proved to be a box-office ___.

• bonanza

• churlish

• citadel

• collaborate

The store manager instructed all the salesclerks to avoid ___ replies to customers' questions.

• churlish

• citadel

• collaborate

• decree

A medieval ___ once guarded the capital city of the Greek island Rhodes.

• citadel

• collaborate

• decree

• discordant

Several students plan to ___ on a geology project for the annual science fair.

• collaborate

• decree

• discordant

• evolve

Caesar Augustus issued a ___ that all the world be taxed.

• decree

• discordant

• evolve

• excerpt

Why does nature always seem to ___ nasty weather for our annual family picnic?

• decree

• collaborate

• citadel

• churlish

Their little spat struck a ___ note in our otherwise happy family get-together.

• discordant

• evolve

• excerpt

• grope

Authors hope that their notes, descriptions, and character sketches will ___ into a book.

• evolve

• excerpt

• grope

• hover

My essay includes a long ___ from a speech by Sojourner Truth.

• excerpt

• grope

• hover

• jostle