The doctors are working on a drug that will help prevent memory loss or brain ____________________________.

Students usually joke about not reading just to _____________________ their teachers.

Although he is usually _________________________, today he seems to be quite a serious mood.

Getting into a _______________________ position can relieve some of the pain

I struggle with the demands that the ____________________________ of life provides.

Howard was a successful engineer, but he never went to school. He learned everything from what he was able to _____________________ from reading books.

Lying about someone behind their back is a _________________________ way of getting back at someone.

Mike is the ____________________ politician. He has a talent at making most people happy mot of the time.

The economy is in such _________________________ that it might take almost a decade before people can start to save money again.

It is _________________________ to expect us to read that entire book and write a paper on it over the winter break.

When the people lost their house, they left a bunch of ______________________ behind for the new owners to clean up.

Cities offer a _________________________ for homosexual couples who seem to meet a lot of intolerance in the suburbs.

The U.S. _______________________ criminals 7 times more than Canada does.

I am sick of hearing my boss ________________________ about everything I do.

The police officers used the ____________________________ of saying that the suspect’s friend already admitted to committing the crime.