Victims of a scam are often (a)   out of a large amount of money.

The old woman was incredibly (a)   , insisting nothing should ever be allowed to change.

My brothers (a)   our efforts, but they were forced to eat their words whenever we won the game.

The stock market crash of 1929 was one of the greatest (a)   of the 1900's.

She had the (a)   to ask my boyfriend if she could go out with him should he and I ever break up.

The (a)   animal, a cow, was milked by the farmer.

The sarcastic comments were (a)   , or not meant to be taken literally.

The student was incredibly (a)   ; they fully understood that cheating was wrong and promised that they would never cheat in the class again.

Teachers are always (a)   , having great knowledge of the subjects they teach.