bestow; to give or pass on as an inheritance

forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

a highly favorable opinion or judgement

an accomplishment, the act of achieving

to move toward one point; to intersect

to scatter, spread far and wide

to erase, obliterate, destroy

having limits

proud and contemptuous

After the painstaking process of interviewing witnesses, the police were able to __________ the identity of the bank robber.

People who buy products on the Internet want to feel that their credit card information is ___________ to tampering; therefore, companies go to great lengths to shield financial information from potential thieves.

Literature is filled with ___________ characters who often serve as contrasts to kind and compassionate heroes and heroines.

Teresa has a totally ___________ attitude toward taking standardized tests; she doesn't get uptight and she doesn't worry, nor does she make any attempt to study for the exams.

Children often think their mothers are __________, not understanding that mothers appear to be so wise because they themselves were once children and used the same tricks.

Everyone would like a(n) ___________ to put an end to war, but no easy solution exists yet.

The businesswoman was a stickler for details, and her _________ accounting for every penny in her business was legendary.

In that play, the "bad guy" is the one who __________ about, slinking into the shadows as if he has something to hide--which, in fact, her does.

The magician had what appeared to be a(n) __________ talent for reading people's minds.

That carpenter thought that arriving late to work was a(n) _________ offense, but he considered sloppy workmanship unforgivable.