Patrick remained _______ on the issue util his friends convinced him to get involved and participate in the upcoming boycott.

The librarian was able to ______ the children with her animated rendition of the Cinderella story; no one stirred or murmured until the story was ended.

People who develop a(n) ________ against other cultures cheat themselves out of meeting new people and broadening their minds.

Aaron's failure in math _____ his parents to hire a tutor immediately.

I was ____________ to Kim for helping me out by carrying my books between classes when I broke my arm and was unable to carry them myself.

An important ___________ between public and private schools is that private schools do not receive direct government aid.

People who have not paid their membership dues by the deadline will be _________ from the club.

Carolyn, with her friendly and fair personality, was always the one to __________ disagreements among her friends.

The _________ amount of the winnings from the lottery was donated to charity and the rest was saved for needed improvements to the buildings.