encompass, personify

mutual

embellish, adorn

chasm, gorge

work, composition, piece, oeuvre

facing, overlay, facade, pretense

vex, try one's patience

moral tale, fable, allegory

pivotal, vital

grasping, avaricious

restraint, criticism

colorless, bloodless, ashen, dull

diaster, flop, bomb

logical, sensible

come to pass

grounds, lees, residue, leftovers

careless, remiss, derelict

obscurity, nothingness

motionless, sluggish, lethargic

In order to keep patients _______ during surgery, doctors use various general anesthetics.

With the bases loaded, our star pitcher gave up a home run, turning a close game into a ______.

A driver who is ______ about obeying traffic regulations may end up causing an accident.

The villain in a melodrama _______ cold-blooded ruthlessness.

Most religions impose dietary _____ of some sort on their followers.