When the bridge suddenly collapsed in the high winds, the people on it at the time were ______ to their deaths in the watery abyss below.

This famous definition by a British general _____ the nature of war: "Long periods of intense boredom punctuated by short periods of intense fear."

We are all ready and willing to do what must be done; what we need is leadership-not _____!

After the speaker had droned on pointlessly for half an hour, an angry man in the front row stood up and said, "Must we continue to listen to all this childish _____.

A sour odor of decay, stale air, and generations of living _____ every corner of the old tenement.

She handled a potentially embarrassing situation with cool _____.

His messages may seen _____, but there is a solid framework of practical ideas underlying the rather pompous language.

In this situation we cannot act on the basis of what may be _____, but only in accordance with what is definitely known.

"I'm sure your every wish will be granted," I assured the demanding child, my tongue firmly in my check, "when and if the _____ ever comes!"

It is easy to _____ against "dirty politics," but less easy to play a positive role, however small, in the political process.

In stating that "All men are created equal and endowed . . . with certain inalienable rights," the Declaration of Independence proclaims the _____ value of every human being.

When my doctor asked me to describe my symptoms, my main complaint was _______ since I had very little energy.

Do we need new laws to combat crime, or rather, more ______ enforcement of the laws we already have?

The publisher will take prompt legal action against anyone who _____ on the copyright of this book.

I can usually forgive a(n) _____ display of feeble jokes and showing off-but not by someone who has passed his fortieth birthday!

The large trees that surrounded the strange mansion _____ our view of the building.

After the unexpected defeat, the members of the team wanted to be alone and regarded anyone who entered the locker room as a(n) _____.

The song had a pleasant, _____ melody that gained it quick popularity and then caused it to be forgotten just as quickly.

Because I believe in spreading governmental powers among several officials, I am opposed to having the Mayor serves as _____ head of the Board of Education.