Choose the word that best completes each sentence. You may need to change the form of the word to make it grammatically correct.
Many people believe the President won only because of his ________________, not because he is qualified.
After my grandfather died, I _____________ to my siblings and friends for comfort.
The ___________________ had the date of the erection of the building inscribed on it.
Some thoughtless members of the club gave _____________ answers to our problem.
The __________________ of educated immigrants into the country allow for jobs to be filled that would normally be difficult to fill.
When the dog fell from the table, there was _______________ bleeding from its head.
Some people are still not entirely free of the __________________ of superstition; they believe that disasters happen due to the evil in the world.
The stuntman had to drive a car off the ____________________ cliff.
The man with the megaphone was arrested for trying to ______________ a riot.
Some people are better at __________________ speaking than from speaking from prepared notes.
It was a(n) _____________________ for the basketball team when they couldn't win one game in the tournament.
The divorced husband and wife finally ________________ their differences for the sake of their children.
It was only because of DNA testing was Mike able to be _________________ from the accusation that he was the murderer.
The freshmen center is an _________________ that was built to accommodate the influx of new students.
Mr. Smith is a very __________________ teacher; all of his students and colleagues like to be around him.