The "broken-down old furniture" that the woman left her children turned out to be a (a)   of valuable antiques.

I chose to read an (a)   from Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman for my poetry project.

The assembly speaker may have been boring, but that was no excuse for the students' (a)   behavior toward him.

At midnight, the guard took his post, standing (a)   over the cache of weapons.

A president needs advisors who will frankly explain what they really think, rather than just offer (a)   agreement and constant approval.

The committee found it impossible to reach any agreement on the matter because the views of its members were so (a)   .

After I had broken curfew for the third time, my angry parents (a)   that I was grounded for the rest of the semester.

The principal was quick to approve new programs for our club but (a)   in providing the money to support them.

The fact that he was found guilty of a felony many years ago doesn't (a)   his running for mayor.

Cadets of West Point are expected to (a)   all the qualities of an officer and a gentleman.

Because decent people would have nothing to do with him, he soon began to associate with the (a)   of society.

"The heroism of these brave men and women speaks for itself and needs no (a)   ," said the senator.

As he started the job without sound preparation, all of his ambitious plans ended in a resounding (a)   .

Isn't it tragic that the groups fighting each other are separated by an (a)   of misunderstanding?

When the court found the car company had been (a)   -- selling cars with defective brakes -- it was ordered to pay millions in fines.

There are times when it is good to let your imagination run free, instead of trying to be strictly (a)   in your thinking.

The plan of the two schools to exchange members of their staff proved to be of (a)   advantage to both schools.

Such familiar stories as "Little Red Riding Hood" are really (a)   that tell a child something about the conditions of human life.

Once the war had been won, the victors set aside their high-minded ideals and became in a (a)   squabble over the spoils.