As the election drew nearer, the candidates went from reasonable discussion to quarrelsomeness to _ each other.

Is it any wonder that a 17-year-old star athlete becomes smug when she receives such _ from the entire school?

Since my mother is such a(n) _ manager, she was the perfect choice to run the children's museum in our community.

What do you think of the concept that when a crime is committed, society is often as _ as the criminal?

As a result of _ when that novel was first submitted, the publishing house lost the biggest best seller of the year.

The glory of this perfect spring day seems to be all the more precious because it is so _.

I was absolutely stunned when I reviewed my bank statement, not realizing I had made an _ error in accounting.

As soon as the hurricane _, rescue teams rushed out to help people in the devastated area.

The heat in the room, the quiet drone of the fly at the window, and the bright sunlight put me into a _ state.

Sheila was feeling insecure after experiencing a _ sense of dread that something terrible was going to happen during her speech.

Biologists have a theory that every plant or animal in the course of its development _ all the stages of its evolution.

Since he is known to be a multimillionaire, it seems almost _ of him, in an introverted sense, to drive around in a small, battered, inexpensive car.

You may be right in your belief that she won't let us use her car, but remember that this is still only a(n) _.

In the densely populated and underdeveloped countries we visited, we saw the depths to which people can be reduced by _.

He is completely indifferent to wealth and luxurious living; his _ is directed instead toward fame and prestige.

In playing chess, she deliberately uses _ tactics to make her opponent impatient and tense.

When the results of her mistakes became public knowledge, she gained a well-deserved reputation for being an _ blunderer.

Only a _ a golf would have tried to use a driver when hitting into such a strong wind.

In everyone's life, a situation may arise that calls for a basic moral choice to be made, without compromise or _.

The _ physical appearance of the report was matched by its careless writing and disorganized content.

Sportswriters attribute the success of the pennant-winning team largely to the _ managing of old Buck Oatley.

What she calls her "philosophy of life" seems to be a hodgepodge of childish fallacies and _ generalizations.

They say that school spirit at Central High is dead, but I am confident that it can be _ if the right methods are used.

It is difficult to remember my dreams, as I find them to be _.