(verb) to express agreement (noun) agreement

(noun) one who does good to others

(adjective) marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly

(noun) mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness

(noun) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

(adjective) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved

(noun) a difference; a lack of agreement

(verb) to go abroad; to make a start; to invest

(adjective) easily done or attained; superficial; ready, fluent; easily shown but not sincerely felt

(adjective) unconquerable, refusing to yield

(adjective) free from error; absolutely dependable

(verb) to walk heavily or slowly; to work slowly

(adjective) causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting

(adjective) neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless

(verb) to rest, lie; place (noun) relaxation, peace of mind, calmness

(noun) rashness, boldness

(adjective) fierce and cruel; aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh

(adjective) sincere, real, without pretense

(adjective) extremely poisonous; full of malice; spiteful

American presidents often point to one of their school teachers as the __________________ who helped shape their character and ideas.

We soon learned that behind his retiring and __________________ manner, there was a keen mind and a strong wit.

In a grim old joke, a man found guilty of murdering his parents appeals for ______________________ because he is an orphan.

It would be _________________ of me, as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, not to express appreciation for the help of our faculty advisor.

After boasting to me of your family's great wealth, how could you have the __________________ to ask me for a loan?

As a state legislator, you should not give your _____________ to any measure unless you truly believe in it.

We breathed a sigh of relief when we saw the supposedly missing set of keys _________________ in the desk drawer.

I admired the speaker's _________________ flow of words, but they failed to convince me that she had practical ideas to help solve our problems.

By 1781, George Washington's green recruits of a few years earlier had been forged into an ____________________ army.

With all the deductions for taxes, there is a substantial ___________________ between my official salary and my weekly paycheck.

Planet Earth is a sort of spaceship on which billions of human beings have ___________________ on a lifelong voyage.

Great political leaders know how to appeal to people not only through self-interest but also through their sense of ____________________.

She is a popular young woman because people realize that her interest in them is sympathetic and ___________________.

The critic's ___________________ comments during the TV panel show were not only amusing but also very much to the point.

You will surely win more support for your view by quiet discussion than by _________________ attacks on your opponents.

He is not too well informed on most matters, but when it comes to big-league baseball, he is all but _________________.

I had no inkling of your deep-seated aversion to pop music until I overheard your ____________________ comments about it.

In the violent world of today's pro football, good sportsmanship and _________________ behavior still have a place.

The lawyer _________________ through hundreds of pages of the trial records, hoping to find some basis for an appeal.

How do you account for the __________________________ of old-fashioned family doctors willing to make house calls?