a weakness or ailment

to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely

The _______ advice, though wise, was too general to help their particular situation.

Until television began to broadcast footage of war, the _______ of battle was rarely made real to far-off civilian populations.

coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant

an excess or overindulgence as in eating or drinking causing disgust

He chose to _______ for mercy not on his own account, but so that his wife would not suffer.

too ready to believe, easily deceived

Vincent van Gogh was _______ in painting whatever he wished, even when no one would buy his work.

The heavy rains turned the fields swampy and the river ______.

showing unusually early development

to scold sharply

the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process

My favorite teacher turned history from a ______ study of the distant past into a relevant topic of discussion.

The Geneva Convention of 1949 outlawed torture and ______ treatment of prisoners of war.

Dwelling on all that could go wrong with our project will _____ your energy and courage.

a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture

A rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation

The cameras had to be portable in order to follow the athletes up the narrow and ______ path to the summit.