People who are used to the unhurried atmosphere of a country town often find it hard to cope with the ____________ pace of big-city life.

Almost every case of muscle or tissue ___________ is the result of disease, prolonged disuse, or changes in cell nutrition.

I have yet to meet an adult who did not __________ about the taxes he or she had to pay.

I get my best ideas while lying down; the _____________ position seems to stimulate my brain.

The ____________ of my present financial situation demand that I curtail all unnecessary expenses for at least a month.

Even critics of our penal system admit that as long as hardened criminals are ____________ they can't commit further crimes.

Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican are works of ______________ artistry.

The _____________ that we observed here and there in the harbor bore mute testimony to the destructive power of the storm.

If you are pricked by a ________, aloe cream will soothe and reduce the sting.

Most people regarded the government's attempt to avoid a war by paying off the aggressor as not shameful but ____________.

It was pleasant to see the usually quiet and restrained Mr. Baxter in such a(n) ________________ and fun mood.

It is ________________ on all of us to do whatever we can to help our community overcome this crisis.

Since I had only one year of high-school French, my attempts to speak that language on my trip to Paris were pretty _________.

Peace is not just the absence of war but a positive state of ____________ among the nations of the world.

The couple was forced by ________ considerations to sell their large home and buy a smaller one.

Though next to nothing is known about the author, historians have been able to _________ a few odd facts about him from studying his works.

In Les Miserables, the wall surrounding the city of Paris serves as a ________ to protect the city from unwanted visitors.

The Greeks used a clever _______ to gain access to the city of Troy by pretending to leave but instead hiding inside a wooden horse.

The actor was upset by the ______ criticism from the gossip columnist who seemed out to ruin his reputation.

The football coach was looking for any slight ________ in the others team defense that could give a sign of how to beat them.

The wrestler _________, or weakened his opponent during the match by wearing him out.

The talented salesman had a lot of ________, he was very sharp!

The artist was able to ________ the main features of the person in the painting, it had perfect detail!

Mr. Kronk has a _________ for eating ice cream, he can't resist going to Graeters!

The _________ apple tree in my backyard produced many delicious apples!

The student was a ______ football player, his reputation was incorrect, he sat on the bench the whole game and never played.

The boxer's _________ confidence was at times too much, he seemed a bit over confident going into the fight.

We celebrated our anniversary with a ________ dinner that was very expensive.

My life became a bit _________, it was the same routine everyday, and became very boring.

The students hate toward the rival school was _______, you could see signs all around talking about it.

The player has a unique __________ before every game, he has to put his gear on the same way each time.

Because he hadn't paid taxes in years, the government was able to _______ his wages from each paycheck until the debt was repaid.

During mass, the priest _______ the eucharist, sanctifying it.

The government issued a new ______ that started a curfew, people had to be indoors by 9PM!

credence

exhume

verbiage

murky

decry

propinquity

substantive

eulogy

nefarious

evince

primordial

feckless

verdant

dissemble

piquant

unwonted

cavort

viscous

utopian

distraught