The reform movement in our conservative town has been ___ for over a decade.

The guilty accountant's ___ was discovered in a random audit.

Investors watched their fortunes ___ as the stock market plunged to a new low.

Hardy's ___ taste in art made his home into a conversation piece.

My school's custodian makes a daily attempt to ___ the ugly graffiti.

Mrs. Flores is admired for her blithe sense of humor and ___ personality.

An ___ bookkeeping error cost our company $1,000,000.

Public relations experts were hired to ___ the chairman's position.

The philosopher's main point was so ___ that we never did fully comprehend it.