The _________________________ in the room was unbearable. The Republican and Democratic senators openly angry and divisive arguing was obviously going nowhere.

While our house is typically loud, I can always find peace in my own special ____________________, my quiet bedroom.

I was frustrated by the sudden ____________________________ of my magazine subscription. Though I paid for 12 issues, after the 6th, they simply stopped arriving.

My desire for new books is ____________________. I can never have enough books stacked on the bedside table.

Because the kudzu plant isn't _____________________ to our area, it is invasive and left to spread, it can choke out the native plants we've grown to love.

The tomcat was already skinny in his old age, but he appeared absolutely _____________________ after his bath.

The clerk's use of ____________________ substances while on the job meant that she wold lose her job and any hope at getting a new one.

Your refusal to accept responsibility for your actions will only _______________________ your problems, which could have been solved with a simple apology.

Reading to young children will in turn ___________________________ their love of reading on their own as they grow up.

The Puritans attempted to _________________________ to people, hoping to sway people to convert to their strict adherence to their Biblical teachings.

I was __________________________ with my neighbor's son when I was in middle school. I dreamed of marrying him one day, despite that he was way too old for me and, in hindsight, not much of a catch.

Joan's ___________________________ belief that the world was flat made it impossible to talk to her about anything at all. She had learned to block out anything that challenged her view, and was never going to see things differently.

Sam is __________________________ about politics. He doesn't care which candidate wins or loses because he mistakenly thinks it can't ever affect him.

The refugee's _______________________ story about fleeing death and destruction for a better life was both inspiring and horrifying. Few of us left her lecture with dry eyes.