After her superb performance, the critics _____________ her wonderful work; among the many things they praised was her sensitivity.

The woman was happy to learn that the tumor was ______________ and would not cause her harm.

The _________ life of a monk does not provide for luxury items.

It was difficult to get the _________________ girl to settle down and stay on one topic; her subjects of conversation changed as rapidly as her moods.

The skillful mountain climbers were not afraid to ____________ the towering cliff which hovered above them.

The essay was marred by __________ comments that had already been made by thousands of ordinary and un-creative students.

Only those who go through initiation ceremonies of the cult understand the meaning of their _______________________vows.

You will only ____________________ the situation if you call her again; she has been aggravated enough.

Mr. Parekh, the English teacher and cat lover, does not allow his students to __________________ ; he expects them to work quickly and efficiently.

It was extremely unusual to see identical twins so vastly different; one seemed to be the very _______________________ of the other in every regard except appearance.

The citizens of the small village longed to be _________________________ , fully independent, and self-contained.

My younger sister has always been insincere; therefore, I feel justified in calling her a __________________________________.

We feared that our peaceful, _____________________ valley would soon be ravaged by war.

Despite the overpowering sound of the bell, there was an _______________________ and natural tranquility about the church.

The woman sang a _______________________ song at the funeral.

There was a curious kind of _______________________ in the painting; each side seemed to be the mirror image of the other.

The woman’s _______________________ housekeeping caused her family much discomfort; if they left anything out of place she became unreasonable.

The _______________________ child could hardly keep his eyes open during the class; he was obviously lacking in energy.

The student was not able to hide his _______________________ glances at another child’s paper; consequently, he received a zero on the test.

The boys tried to peek through the __________________ window, but they could see nothing; it was too dark and did not let through light.

The man was hailed as one of the most _______________________ writers of his time; he produced six complete novels in one year.

The _______________________ boy was always the life of the party; he enjoyed being around large groups of people and would visit with everyone, even people he did not know.

His laziness led to a reduction in productivity, and eventually his boss had to _______________________ him for being so lazy.

Because I _______________________ the memory of my father, I would never say bad things about him; I still honor him, even after his death.