Philo had planned on firing Alvaro on account of his laziness, but he soon began mopping with such consistent ________ that she had no choice but to keep him on staff.

The whole class was ________ of Joe when he rolled up to school on Monday; that new Escalade was hot!

Dave Matthews is one of the most ________ rock stars; I heard he gave more than a million dollars to charity in 2004.

We got lost for a while in the ________, but eventually we found our way out.

Nothing could ________ the pain in my ankle. I tried medicine and ice and even a special healing ointment, but it still hurt.

Camille built up her strength by attending ________ classes after school.

The clever CEO is the ________ in the company.

Bees live in colonies and are ________ to their queen.

He missed the ________ he'd enjoyed among his friends at the university.