He was ____ impacted by the horrible images of the damage caused by the earthquake, and how many children remained homeless from the disaster.

The ____ vowed that they would soon return to their own country when the war

ended.

The teacher was ____ for giving large amounts of homework and difficult tests, so

he choose to take another class.

The desert was ____ of any water, so the travelers had to keep moving until they found a source to quench their thirst.

The coffin was ____ sealed to preserve the body as long as possible.

The infection on his arm was ____, so they placed him in the isolated section of

the hospital.

He was drunk and showed no ____, so he was completely incapable to drive his

family home.

The cost of the minor repairs needed to be made to the car's bumper was ____ compared to the cost of having to replace the entire engine.

A considerable portion of the population is from other countries, indicating that ___ to this region of America is increasing.