The literary artist, concerned solely with the creation of a book or story as close to perfection as his powers will permit, is generally a quiet individual, contemplative, ………… .

He was so …………….at tying fishermen’s flies that he was asked to demonstrate his technique at sports fairs and exhibitions.

No punishment is too severe for such an …………… crime; it is almost impossible to understand its enormity.

He was so convinced that people were driven by ………….motives that he could not believe that anyone could be unselfish.

When the infant displayed signs of illness, the anxious parents called in a ………….. .

I can recommend him for this position because I have always found him …………….and reliable.

No hero of ancient or modern times can surpass the Indian with his lofty contempt of death and the ………… with which he sustained the cruelest affliction.

Sitting so close to the ……………… section of the orchestra, I found that the incessant beating of the drums gave me a headache.

I could not wish for a more ………………….occasion on which to announce my plans for enlarging our establishment.

We ask for …………… from others, yet we are never merciful ourselves.

To prevent a repetition of this dreadful occurrence, we must discover the ………….. element in the food that was served.

The concept of …………… grouping of people with similar interests and abilities was very popular among educators.

His theories were so ………….. that few could see what he was trying to establish.

When I first began to study words in families, I was unaware that protagonist was the opposite of antagonist, that ………….. was the opposite of zenith.

Your …………… attitude will alienate any supporters you may have won to your cause.

We do not mean to be disrespectful when we refuse to follow the advice of our ………….. leader.

I fail to understand why there is such a ………….atmosphere; we have lost a battle, not a war.

When he recited the passage by ……………. , he revealed that he was reproducing ………… without understanding their meaning.

Something that is ………… is not …………… .

When he realized that he had been induced to sign the contract by ………. , he threatened to institute legal proceedings to ……….. the agreement.

An individual who is …………… is incapable of ……… .

His ………… was so marked that I teasingly suggested that he had seen a ………. .

A ………… statement is an ………… comparison.

The hostess attempted to ………… a romantic atmosphere that would bring the two young people together in ………….. .

Old legends of extinct religions come down to us as ………….and ………… .