Synonym: the poet's preference for laconic writing

Synonym: proved that the claims were mendacious

Synonym: the contrite child

Synonym: languish in captivity

Synonym: considered to be captious

Synonym: deigned to sit with our group

something that serves to guide or direct

thoroughly penitent

Antonym: cognizant of the political dangers

Antonym: an affront to all veterans

Antonym: hummed a plaintive melody

Antonym: the student felt contrite

Sentence: Every person has heard the old ________ about the Earth being flat.

Sentence: Any team that wins World Cup in the FIFA Tournaments is bound to be a media and social ___________.

Sentence: A wake (vigil) is a sad occasion, requiring __________ behavior by all.

Sentence: Some rulers did not ________ to concern themselves with the issues of the common people but rather tried to merely pacify them.

Sentence: A person giving away national secrets to a foreign government is ____________ to treason.

Sentence: Venuti is proficient in many areas of English and Literature, and has the art of making every subject she touches interesting, even the most ______ topics.

Sentence: Although I am _______ of the problems of our country, I am hopeful that we can move forward as a nation regarding both economic and healthcare concerns.

Antonym: showered with opprobrium

Antonym: the putative founder group

to hypnotize, entrance

suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead

effectiveness, potency, reliability

the front or face of a building

suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)

disgrace arising from shameful conduct

to come into existence, assume form

a plot, scheme, maneuver

The building's __________ was a beautiful but incomplete painting designed by Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio.

He kept his hostility hidden behind a friendly ________.

A priest might speak about the ______ of prayer to a person facing a terminal illness.

Synonym: the efficacy of the chemo treatment

ability to mesmerize his audience

Synonym: the putative reasons for their company's legal issues

Synonym: brought opprobrium to his organization

Synonym: machinations of leaders and rulers

Synonyms: policies that would engender peaceful accord between countries