During a recent service at the community center, ________ of many different religions came together to worship as one.

"That child may have an angel's _________ face, but at heart he is a little devil," I exclaimed in disgust.

A few of who disagreed strongly with the committee's decision felt the need to raise ours voices in _______.

Although I am not a particularly argumentative person, last week I found myself in a heated _________ with a salesclerk.

The only way I could _______ the argument peacefully was to walk away.

"I think," said the salesclerk, "that the phrase 'hot under the collar' describes the typical ______ customer that we have to deal with."

No one but a heartless scoundrel would ______ nickels and dimes from a charity's collection fund!

Although they have enough money to live on, the loss of most of their wealth left them feeling like ________.

I am willing to wink at a harmless prank, but I will not ______ outright vandalism in the bathrooms.

It is a real tribute to the ingenuity of the human mind that for thousands of years people have been ______ new and interesting theories of the universe.

After so many years of great service in the US Senate, she can be referred to as a(n) _______ government official!

It is only through the exercise of their intelligence that people can begin to ______ the difficulties they encounter in daily living.

Before Marge went on a diet, she engaged in ______ quite often.

In this clever spoof of horror movies, the local witch doctor encounters hilarious difficulties when he tries to ______ an evil demon that has taken up residency in the main character's body.

A tv show with the same old "boy meets girl" plot can be very ______ and overused.

After driving the lawful ruler of the country, the villainous duke _______ the throne and crowned himself king.

In order to fit the newspaper article in the space available, the editor had to _____ the article by taking out unneeded details.

Bands of ________ broke through the frontier defenses of the province and began to steal the rich farmlands of the interior.

As the layer of clouds that hung over the city began to break up, the sun came pouring through the _____.