The historian needed to scrutinize additional handwriting samples before he could __________ the signature on the document.

The speech was so filled with __________ that I found it hard to believe that the subject of the acclaim was plain old me.

The poor woman was in such a state of shock after the accident that she couldn't give a(n) __________ account of what had happened.

The Constitution is uniquely designed to provide protection against those who might seek to __________ undue power to themselves.

I am proud to have it said of me that I am stubborn and __________ when genuine moral issues are involved.

Even a very imperfect human being may sometimes have virtues of mind or character that are good to __________.

Your critical comments about my "lack of social background" may be true, but they are not __________ to my qualifications for office.

In that moment of grief, the conventional expressions of sympathy I had always considered __________ were surprisingly comforting.

Aerial __________ of the enemy's positions provided the general with information he needed to plan his attack.

Famous for his monosyllabic replies to questions and a somber and __________ nature, President Coolidge has the nickname "Silent Cal."

After the editor read the story, she returned it to the author with only a few __________ criticisms of minor faults penciled in the margins.

In our attempt to improve the quality of life in America, we should not be too quick to __________ old ideas simply because they are old.

Aristotle had such a(n) __________ mind that his writings are a veritable gold mine of odd and interesting information.

After our argument, our usual mood of cordiality began to __________ into icy politeness.

The word has such __________ connotations in modern American parlance that I would hesitate to use it, even in jest.

The __________ of grateful patients made the clinic's expansion possible.

His figure bears witness to his __________ appetite for pleasures of the table.

Because this committee continues to __________ the issue of zoning laws, we will not invite public comments on it again tonight.

When the evidence of her misconduct became irrefutable, she saw that her position was not __________ and resigned.