After the storm, the sky was filled with a ______ of stars.

His ______ manner impressed everyone at the fancy dinner party.

During finals week, many students ______ sleep more than anything else.

Her comment was funny, but completely ______ to the topic we were discussing.

The teacher will ______ the essay unacceptable if it has no citations.

The need to communicate is an ______ part of being human.

As a history ______, she spends her weekends visiting museums and battlefields.

The puppies love to ______ in the backyard every afternoon.

Her talent for painting remained ______ until she took her first art class.

The hikers followed a ______ path that wound up the steep mountain.

As an ______ worker, he moved from city to city looking for jobs.

Their year-long ______ across Europe gave them memories to last a lifetime.

They celebrated twenty years of ______ happiness together.

Public opinion often acts as a ______ of how people feel about new laws.

His constant boasting about power and wealth revealed his ______.

Her ______ spending habits left her with no savings at all.

The country was torn apart by years of civil ______.

The movie star has a ______ of devoted fans.

The rebels staged a military ______ to overthrow the government.