As an avowed ______________ of a longer school day, Tina made many speeches against adding time to a day of school she already believed was too long.

Because he was such a resolute ______________ for the homeless, Pete gathered donations at school every month to donate to the local shelter.

To _____________ my brother's theory that rocks from our gravel driveway would float, I filled up a bowl with water and dropped the rocks in to show him that he was wrong.

Tim and Dan are ______________ in class, always trying to compete and one-up each other.

When you write your research paper, you should always use appropriate facts to ____________ and strengthen your claim.

The teacher selected a(n) ______________ from the text to show students how to punctuate dialogue.

When I fumbled the ball on the three-yard line, the ____________ of the crowd suddenly turned to boos and insults.

The fact that he was found guilty of a felony many years ago doesn’t ____________ his running for mayor.

Because of his repeated traffic violations, his driver’s license has been _____________.

“While I do not wish to alarm you, I will not __________ the danger if you refuse to have the entire herd vaccinated” said the veterinarian.

As a(n) __________ supporter of women’s rights, she believes that men and women should receive the same pay if they do the same jobs.

Our Life Science class has given us some idea of the ___________ varieties of plants and animals inhabiting Earth.

As I stared at the luscious chocolate swirl cake, I bravely ____________ with temptation - but the chocolate cake won!

“In that barren wasteland,” the explorer said, “we had great difficulty finding enough food to ___________ life.”

Some people seem to have no __________ about manipulating others to gain their own ends.

You should _____________ the instructions with great care before you fill out your application for admission.

In answer to unfair criticisms, we proudly _________ that our family has always been generous in its aid to the needy.

The writer of the mystery story set up an interesting situation, but in my opinion the ending was not ___________.

After the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, the American people were ____________ in their determination to defeat the fascist powers.