He felt ___________________ when the truth came out.

She's been dropping ______________ hints about what she'd like as a birthday present.

The ________________ doctor was so famous that people travelled across to world to see her.

The wound was only ___________________. There was no internal damage.

Thankfully, the headache was only _________________. It passed after an hour or so.

It's unnecessary ask __________________ questions of customers.

When I was a child, my parents always kept a ___________________ grip on my hand as we crossed the street.

I once tried to _________________ my hunger with vitamins, but it did not work.

The __________________ child always knew what to say to her parents to convince them to let her go to parties.

Which of the following is a verb?

to clear someone of blame or suspicion

lasting only for a short time