We learned that beneath his _______________ exterior there was a sensitive, highly subtle, and perceptive mind.

Having learned to respect the power in his opponent's fists, the boxer moved _____________ around the center of the ring.

Her unchanging facial features and controlled voice as she received the news gave no ____________ of her true feelings.

An experienced baseball manager _____________ his outfielders according to the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing batters.

At the risk of being boring, let me _____________ my warning against careless driving.

To this day, historians are still debating whether or not Aaron Burr was guilty of a(n) _____________ plot to break up the United States.

Since I need the speaker's exact words for my report, I have asked the stenographer to take down the speech _____________.

The ______________ expression on the jurors' faces as they grimly filed back into the courtroom did not bode well for the defendant.

Many ballplayers can bat from either side of the plate, but they cannot throw well with each hand unless they are _____________ .

Why would someone who is usually so neat and tidy appear in public in such a(n) ______________ state?

As the magician's assistant seemed to vanish into thin air, the entire audience _____________ in amazement.

Perhaps I would be bored with the ______________ lifestyle of a millionaire, but I'm willing to try it.

How can you tell whether the chopped-meat patty you ate for lunch had been _________________ with artificial coloring and other foreign substances?

America's earliest settlers faced the hardships of life on the frontier with faith and _____________.

The company commander called his troops together and asked for more volunteers to _______________ the strength of the raiding party.

The twigs that were to be woven into the basket were soaked in water to make them more ______________.

In Shakespeare's famous tragedy Othello, Iago come to Othello in the ______________ of a friend but proves to be a deadly enemy.

Why should I be the object of all those ____________ just because I'm wearing a three-piece suit on campus?

Since his acceptance of the invitation was only ______________ , the hostess may be one man short at the dinner party.