There were too many __________ at the king's court. They had no other reason for being there other than advancing their own self interests.

King Haakon was oftentimes disgusted by ___________ servants who seemed to have too little respect for themselves and were subservient to the point of fawning in such a manner that their intentions seemed forced.

My boss is such an egomaniacal micromanager that he likes to be surrounded by ________ who tell him just what he wants to hear rather than what he needs to hear about the company's woeful state of affairs.

The boy was so very _________ that it was doubtful if he would even be bothered to hit a lick at a snake if it was about to bite him.

Her _________ was a result of her husband being away in the war on the Russian front. The longing she felt in her heart every day as she thought about what he must be going through was both depressing and exhausting.

The flu shot made Little Johnny feel absolutely _________; he just wanted to sit around and sleep. He could not make him himself get up and do his farm chores. He hated that the chickens and ducks were hungry, but he didn't feel like feeding them.

The medicine had a warning on its label that it was a __________, so Jimmy knew better than to operate the backhoe after taking it. He did not want to end up turned over in the ditch because he had fallen asleep.

The cold weather leaves reptilian creatures in a ________ due to their coldbloodedness.

Jim Bob had a(n) ___________ disposition concerning his education. He had already made his mind up that he was not going to learn anything, and he did not realize his shortsightedness in this aspect would not serve him well in the future since inadaptability leads to stagnation and gloomy career prospects.

Koos tried to remain __________, but it was so hard for him to hide his excitement on the long drive out to Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein because he had been wanting to visit his aunt and uncle in the country for so long. He wanted ride horses and spend lots of time outdoors in die mooi natuurskoon van die Vrystaat. He had been in the city for too long. As he was going down the N1 outside Bloemfontein, he rolled the Cruiser's windows down and had "Wil Jy Bly" blasting on the radio.

The king remained _______ to his subjects' problems, and this would not serve him well when the looming revolution came to a head and he would be held to account for the sorry state of his people.

The French troops grew increasingly dispirited and _______ as they advanced further into Russia as the winter temperatures declined and their food supply began to run short.

His friends thought he was rather _______ since he seemed so calm at all times, but no, Keith had the same range of emotions as everyone else seething just under the surface. He had merely learned to contain himself. His mindset was such that he had decided not to let external forces govern him. He would determine his reactions and subsume his innate hotheadedness for calm. He was a big fan of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.