After he ______________ the unruly children, they settled down to study quietly.

Scientists labored to discover a set of __________________ laws of the universe.

She can _____________________ wonderful excuses, but when she tries to offer them, her uneasiness gives her away.

The old phrase "chain gang" refers to prisoners made to work each joined to the next by linked _____________.

Often a show of angry concern conceals the self-serving tactics of a ________________.

The penitent citizens promised to never again _____________ the laws of the land.

In search of _______________ excitement, we watched movies of action and adventure.

It is said that good inventors do not ____________ themselves with conventional thinking.

Think twice before casting _____________ on his honesty, for he might be telling the truth.

Feeling protective of my friend but knowing of his difficulties placed me in an ________________ position.

Years from now I will look at this picture and wonder what sort of _____________ costume I was wearing.

With a smile, a joe, and a second helping of pie, she would _____________ him into doing what she wanted.

The Office of Vice President of the United States of America was once considered little more than a _______________.

A town so peaceful, quiet, and law-abiding was bound to be horrified by so _____________ a crime.

To _________________ distrust into friendship along that war-torn border will take more than wise politicians and just laws.

The movie heroine blushed when she noticed the _____________________ glances of her admirer.

Some people seem to confuse sophistication with ____________.

He thinks that all women adore him, but my sister will probably ____________ him of that idea.

George Washington and his contemporaries were _______________ against Britain.

Sudden fame and admiration can make people feel unworthy--or it can bring on feelings of _________________.

The army was confident that they could crush the _______________ forces.