to bring about; to produce

the end of existence; death

urgent; pressing

in the act of being born; growing

to make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon

strong and to the point; convincing

strongly emotional; fierce and passionate

the range of works an artist can produce or perform

to draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess

natural; present from birth

an exaggeration for effect

orderly or regular

refusing to compromise

to attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly against

about to bring forth or give birth

a council, especially of churches or church officials

happening in parts or segments

cloudy; confused

standing for another thing

The young cleric had a difficult time understanding the _____ schemes of some members of his church. He had listened attentively at a number of church-wide _____, but still had trouble making sense of the sinfulness of others.

Noah spent his evenings in quiet solitude contemplating the ___ of his enemy, the school's bully.

The printer was known for having ____ work habits that enabled him to lay out pages of print letter by letter on the press.

The political party was ____ in their support for the incumbent governor in this week's primary election.

Burgers and fries were ____ in the author's work, standing for the gradual globalization of American society.