The lawyer's ___ questioning slowly but surely revaled the weaknesses in his opponent's case.

Many people become ___ when they watch black and white movies and old reruns on television.

Those who are ___ to seafood may enjoy many other menu options.

After the dictator walked out of the peace talks, the visiting diplomat tried to carry on ___ negotiations between the two nations.

The nightmare that continues to haunt all thoughtful people is a nuclear ___ in which our civilization might be destroyed.

It was rude of you to ___ so obviously when the speaker mispronounced words and made grammatical errors.

Carelessness in even minor details may ___ the success of a major theatrical production.

A/n ___ examination of my luggage was enough to show me that someone had been tampering with it.

An expert from the museum ___ the painting, looking for telltale signs that would prove it to be genuine or expose it as a forgery.

Some civil engineers believe that someday it may be ___ to derive a large part of our energy directly from the sun.

Though the peace talks began with an exchange of lofty sentiments, they soon __ into petty fighting.

Synonym for belligerent

synonym for benevolent

synonym for amicable

antonym for retrogress

Synonym for impetus

synonym for cursory

antonym for scrutinize

synonym for impervious