The hurricane ____ such a large section of the coast that the president declared it a disaster area.

I plan to save this old notebook as a(n) _______ of one of the best and most enjoyable classes I have ever had.

Since I sincerely appreciate all my parents have done for me, how can you accuse me of ________?

Because the members of my family disagree on so may matters, the dinner table is often the scene of much verbal _______.

The evidence against the accused man proved to be so weak that the jury had no choice but to _______ him.

I don't have the time to read every word of that long newspaper article, but I'll _____ it quickly to get the main idea.

Since it is clear that his only interest is to make money for himself, his plan for building a new highway has been completely ______.

The wound at first did not appear to be too serious, but to our great grief it proved to be ______.

Instead of telling us how much you _____ your outrageous conduct, why don't you sincerely try to reform?

Regardless of what you may think proper, I do not ____ it necessary for someone of your age to wear an evening gown to the dance.

The TV program made us keenly aware of the _____ of elderly people trying to live on Social Security payments.

Tom is not a very fast runner, but he is so _____ that he is extremely hard to tackle on the football field.

Why argue about such _____ matters when there are so many important problems to deal with?

The rope is made of many _____ of fiber woven together.

We learned that even unfavorable reviews of a new book may help to _____ a certain amount of public interest in it.

The defendant was warned that another speeding ticket would result in the _____ of her driver's license.

The sudden racket produced by a noisy car radio jolted me out of my peaceful _____.

The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa looks as though it were going to _____ over any minute.

She richly deserved the audience's _______ for her brilliant performance.