When the national economy is expanding, new housing developments begin to ___; when time are lean, construction slacks off.

The fact that you say you are truly sorry does not ___ for the pain I have suffered as a result of your cruelty.

Their so-called peace initiative proved to be nothing more than a clever ___ designed to lull the enemy into a false sense of security.

A telegram was usually as ___ as possible since there was a charge for every word used in it.

A(n) ___ student is one who neither fails any subject nor receives any marks that are above average.

To enlarge the areas under their control, kings of old sent our their armies to ___ their neighbors.

The speaker advised us not to imitate the ___ kind of person who squanders time and money in the vain pursuit of pleasure.

In spite of all the adverse criticism her ideas have received, she remains ___ in her determination to improve our community.

Despite all my efforts to make this a(n) ___ enterprise, it continues to be a decidedly unprofitable organization.

When it is time to end one of our meetings, a member must make a motion to ___.

Their only response to my warnings was to ___ at me scornfully and go ahead with their plans.

Our doctor's handwriting is so ___ that my brother used one of his prescriptions as a teacher's pass.

Some poeple drink quantities of orange juice and swallow vitamin C tablets in a valiant attempt to ___ themselves against winter colds.

Our laws protect not only citizens but also ___ legally residing in this country.

The thoroughly disgraceful behavior of a few dissipated officers effectively ___ the honor of the entire unit.

How can you be so cruel as to ___ those poor dogs by offering them tidbits that you will never let them have?

Though she is not a beautiful woman by conventional standards, she is certainly ___ and appealing.

The farmer must provide storage facilities for the ___ he plans to set aside for his cattle during the long winter.

He was a changed young man after his ___ from West Point for "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman."