The proud parents and their _____ children posed for a family portrait.

Students who have an ______ attendance record may find themselves disciplined by the principal.

Every experience in life is _____ for a novelist’s imagination.

The soldiers _______the garrison against the expected attack.

Umpires and other referees quickly become immune to the _____ of angry fans.

The team’s number-one draft pick turned out to be a rather ______ player, not a star who could lead them to the championship.

“We must act quickly,” the general said, “in order to ______ the rebel forces.”

When I am on a diet, the treats in bakery windows seem to have been put there to _______ me.

The manuscript for my short story was returned to me with a ______ letter of rejection.