Darth Malgus replied, "I shall ________ to you a story from the time of the beginning, so very long ago that only shadowy vestiges of events remain to be told. From the time of the first Sith, who tapped the power of the Dark Side."

Legal documents often contain so many details and opportunities for loopholes that one must __________ them carefully before putting one's signature to anything.

Our __________ plans for the first two weeks of June are to visit Maine, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The first two days will be getting there. We'll stay in Augusta, Maine for a day or two, and then we'll take the ferry over to Monhegan Island for the day. We'll drive up to Moncton and see the sites. But Prince Edward Island contains so many sites of interest that we'll be there at least a week.

The innocent man was thoroughly _________ by everyone in the semi-reliable rumor mill of the small town, all those who mistakenly thought that he had committed several crimes, including but not limited to the theft of $500,000 from the bank. It was later revealed in a complete investigation that his secretary had stolen the money, not him.

Josie Mae's story was chockfull of fantastical and _________ assertions that no one found even a tiny shred of what she said believable. It was so very shocking to Johan, the exchange student from Bloemfontein, that he couldn't even compose himself enough to put his thoughts into English. He was muttering, "Jy praat nie die waarheid nie." I knew what he was saying, but luckily Josie Mae didn't. If she did, she's so crazy she'd probably have jumped on him.

In an _________ maneuver, Johnny took a chance and passed the lead car high. Passing on the high side at East Alabama is a gamble at best. It looked like he was hanging the right rear off the top of the track. But the car stuck, and as he went into turn three, he had taken the lead with two laps to go.

They built an ________ in Jurassic Park to keep the pterosaurs from flying away. It was a large, dome-shaped structure that enabled visitors to see the flying dinosaurs.

It is rather easy to _________ the more outlandish and improbable conspiracy theories, but some do seem so plausible that one wants to believe them at face value. The lizard people would have you believe their nefarious agenda without question, but some of us see through it.

If you have two witnesses whom you suspect are lying, question them separately in order to uncover __________ in their testimonies. That is what the Romulan commander did to Kirk and Spock.

The antique shop had an _________ selection of clocks, books, dishes, random decor, frying pans, and silverware for sale. I could look through it for hours.

Noah remodeled his house at a _________ pace. He did all the work himself in the afternoons and at night, but after nearly seven years, he had finished it. Allie would love it.

At its __________, the Cape Colony had only a few hundred settlers, but as the years went by and as the colony became an important stop for ships rounding the Cape, its population grew as farmers developed the land to grow crops and raise cattle to replenish ships' stores.

The football team overcame __________ odds to win the championship. Several of their best players were on the injured list, but the other teammates stepped up and played their best.

Mr. McDougal is a _______________. He is a miserable, curmudgeonly, bitter, old man who delights in pointing out everyone's faults, who seems to hate young people who actually have a life, and who no doubt secretly regrets that he can no longer find happiness in anything.

This year's Expo was _________ with all the latest farm equipment. They had a Fendt tractor that I would love to have, but the downside is that nobody knows how to work on them around here.

The Thanksgiving break will be a welcome ______ from school. I am getting worn down more and more each day.

They all thought Ricus was just some dumb yokel from Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontien, and whatever he said in class discussions, they considered it _______ and questionable automatically just because he was a farmboy with an accent, but little did they know that he had graduated at the top of his class and gotten a full scholarship to Stellenbosch University.