The minister said that Cain's question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" has continued to ________________ through the ages.

What we really resent is not sensible criticism but nagging that is petty, peevish, and ________________.

Since he seems to have no moral standards whatsoever, it would probably be futile to _________________ with him about his outrageous behavior.

The language he used for his bitter attack on us was so ____________________ that I hesitate to even repeat it.

What a pleasure to talk about old times with so _____________ a companion!

The pitiful derelict's only protection against the elements was a cheap overcoat made out of some kind of ____________________ material that wouldn't keep the cold out in a heat wave.

The drops of dew sparkled like diamonds on the ___________________ threads of the spider web.

I tried to make some sense out of the strange orders he had given us, but his plan and purpose remained utterly _______________________.

Your _____________________ for spending more than you can afford will lead to only one result --- bankruptcy!

Throughout his career, the man has emphasized the __________________ of wealth and power at the expense of other values.

Am I to ________________ from your statement that there would be no point in further negotiations?

Lucy finally completed her _______________ term paper, in which she quoted from more than a hundred sources.

Carefully avoiding any attempt at originality, he has fashioned his style on __________________ mimicry of other, more talented writers.

On the Sabbath, the entire village is immersed in a(n) ____________________ of religious devotion that is difficult to convey to outsiders.

When we arrived home we were tired and depressed, but the _______________________ spirit of youth made things look brighter the next morning.

Our determination never to yield to force or the threat of force is firm and _______________.

We cannot bar foreign influences from our shores, and we cannot treat unfamiliar ideas as __________________!

To limit the free expression of unpopular ideas is to _____________________ the basic spirit of the Bill of Rights.

In an age when the world has become a "global village," we cannot afford leaders with _______________ outlooks.