If you act a bit more _____ towards your clients, they will understand that you really want to help them.

Marty's _____ account of his experiences during the war left the audience with a much clearer understanding of what had really happened.

Nothing will _____ Kathleen more than seeing someone be unkind to a child.

Because they were under extremely _____ circumstances, the committee took immediate action.

The troops defending the fort feared that a small enemy force could _____ the weaknesses in the defense of the stronghold.

My Aunt Pearl fainted, but we were soon able to _____ her.

The _____ emotions Jessie felt on a day-to-day basis sometimes left her exhausted.

Even the most _____ sports-hater might be won over by the fast-paced excitement of snowboarding.

Critics noted that the writer had once produced clear, delightful prose, but his poetry was now merely a(n) _____ and confusing stream.

When Ben had the good fortune to be assigned a report on his favorite musician, he began researching with _____.

Carefully chosen words in the pamphlets may _____ readers to stage a protest.

During the _____ years following the war, angry leaders bent on further destruction would _____ their followers to demonstrate violently.

After a few minutes of unconsciousness, Bernard opened his eyes to find a kindly and _____ nurse trying to _____ him with smelling salts.

Rather than offering a(n) _____ explanation of the basic principles of quantum physics, the author gives his readers only a few confusing, _____ paragraphs.

Even when a crisis became so _____ that all the other firefighters came close to collapsing under the stress, nothing seemed to _____ Chief Hornby.

The _____ jeweler absolutely refused to refund his customers' money, even after samples of his merchandise were _____ and found to contain only worthless minerals.