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The performers walking the tightrope high above the ground were, unlike most people, well-accustomed to the _____ balancing act necessitated by their job.
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Well-accustomed to the _____ countenance of their superior, the garrulous employees made no effort to engage her in conversation.
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Katie was known for her lively behavior and excitable moods, but the illness left her bed-ridden for months; when she at last began to convalesce, it was of great relief to see her _____ spirit return.
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(i)_____ it has fallen from popularity, legends of the kingdom of the priest-king Prester John stirred the imagination of Europe for the second half of the Middle Ages (and beyond), when countless explorers and cartographers traveled to the East, hoping to (ii)_____ the true kingdom's location and learn more about its leader.
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Despite the fact that the racehorse's performance in recent competitions had been _____, Jeremy was convinced that the oddsmakers' _____ a disappointment at the Kentucky Derby were _____.
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The increasing acceptance of the notion that the news media is not a _______________ commentator on events, but rather a mouthpiece for the vested interests of its powerful owners, demonstrates the public's growing _______________ large corporations.
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The family abjured store-bought cards, deeming the cloying quips to be too _____ to express proper sentiment in a tasteful manner.
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From a young age, Saul Kripke proved himself to be one of the most remarkable (i)_____ of our age; through independent study, he had already (ii)_____ studies of language, literature, and advanced mathematics before the age of ten.
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In his life he was a man of few words, but the twisting and complex writings in his diaries revealed a _____ mind.
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Because of the dry and torrid heat, the backpackers soon found themselves with barely enough water to _____ their thirst.
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Even the wisest of leaders will come to need counsel, so it is important to ensure that one is surrounded by honest and candid advisers, rather than by mere _____ seeking to please and flatter for their own advancement.
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Although well-received, the poet's first pieces were noted for their tendency towards awkward language and overly-florid descriptions, signaling the _____ writer's efforts to imitate more established and accomplished poets.
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The prisoners were treated harshly, confined to small spaces and fed poorly so that, by the time of their release, their muscles had _____ to the point where some were too weak to support their own weight.
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Having hired a new master chef, the patisserie was soon highly praised for its extraordinary _____.
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The Wankel rotary engine was an engineering marvel that (i)_____ automobile exhaust emissions, but because it was less fuel efficient than the standard piston-cylinder engine, it was (ii)_____ in the early 1970s when (iii)_____ pollution gave way to panic over fuel shortages.
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The modern detective novel (i)_____ Gothic fiction when nineteenth-century authors began to propose (ii)_____ rather than supernatural explanations for seemingly (iii)_____ occurrences.
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(i)_____ the (ii)_____ of their overseer, the employees eagerly anticipate possessing greater control over their work hours.
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When many of her peers were quick to point out a rather (i)_____ error in her calculations, she retreated into the solitude of the lab to (ii)_____ on how to amend her theory.
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In an effort to simultaneously pander to opposing demographics, the politician's speeches became _____, rambling without point or originality.
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For some, creative expression is an organized development, building steadily towards a goal, but creativity also comes to other people more _____, and they may face long periods without creation interspersed with unexpected bursts of inspiration and progress.
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