Is it logical to conclude that because this substance has had a _____________________ effect on some test animals, it is not at all safe for human consumptions?

When he demanded that I immediately “return back” the money I owed him, I found him not merely unpleasant but ____________________.

I will try to tell the story in a balanced way, without either exaggerating or ___________________ his responsibility for those sad events.

It is hardly ______________ for someone who hopes to win a popularity contest to go about making such brutally frank remarks.

Words about “tolerance” are empty and ____________________ when they come from one who has shown no concern about civil liberties.

As long as we are ___________________ by the idea that it is possible to get something for nothing, we will not be able to come up with a sound economic program.

“In seeking to discredit me,” I replied, “my opponent has deliberately ___________________ my ideas, making them seem simplistic and unrealistic.

She delivered her lines with such artistry and verve that she made that she made the rather commonplace dialogue seem _____________________.

In the Lincoln Douglass debates, Lincoln asked a few ______________ questions that showed up the fatal weaknesses in his opponent’s position.

The aspiring salesperson stood in front of the mirror for hours, practicing a __________________ smile.

A fresh coat of paint and some attention to the lawn would greatly ______________________ the appearance of our bungalow.

He was the type of officer who expected ___________________ obedience from the troops he commanded. When he gave an order, he assumed it would be carried out.

She tried to convince me that the proposed advertisement would be “dynamic” and a “real eye-catcher,” but I found it utterly _______________________.

I realized I was being kept awake not by the _______________________ of the city traffic but by a gnawing fear that I had done the wrong thing.

The Gettysburg Address Is so concise, so lucid, and so beautiful that it would be folly to attempt to ________________________ it.

My parents set up my older brother as such a _________________________ that I despaired of ever being able to follow in his footsteps.

Isn’t it rather _____________________ to wear a Phi Beta Kappa key on a chain around your neck?

We wanted to find a house that was near that of my parents, but not ______________________ to it.

The rumors of “easy money” and “lush profits” to be made in the stock market aroused the ____________________ of many small investors.