Instead of answering my question, the skillful debater _______ by asking a question of her own.

The captain was deeply worried, even though he tried hard to appear confident and ______ to the passengers.

We were infuriated by the ___________ speech in which he tried to portray himself as a great national leader.

My mother's dream vacation is to spend several weeks on a(n) ____________ island in the South Pacific.

After waiting for news of her loved ones for several days, the woman looked careworn and __________.

The immigrants never _____________ in their determination to become American citizens.

Even after pitching to no-hit games this season, Stan was the same quiet and ___________ boy we had always known.

Thieves are essentially a _______ class of criminals because they like off what they can take from others.

He hoped that election to the presidency would be the _______ of his long and brilliant career in public service.

Americans expect candidates to take a definite ____________ inch of the important issues in a national election.

So long as you continue to __________ in self-pity, you will lack the strength needed to solve you problems.

I am thoroughly disgusted by people who try to make themselves seem more important than they really are by ________ others.

History teaches us than in any great conflict, there will be some _______ willing to go over to the enemy.

The general ________ our failure to win the battle to a lack of sufficient forces rather than to a lack of courage.

He is so conceited that it is hard to ________ to him the simple ideas that he did not win the essay competition.

Our system of justice is based on the _________ that defendants are presumed innocent unless the prosecution can prove him guilty.

No matter how __________ the assignment may be, take pride in your work, and do your best.

When I arrived at the critical ________ in my career, I realized that my whole future would depend on the decision I was about to make.

It will take several hours for the surgeon to _____ the massive tumor from the patient's brain.