The problem is that many of the houses are selling for far less than what people bought them for, so people have lost most of their ____________________________.

In Madagascar, the timber barons are robbing the island nation of its _________________________ heritage, illegally cutting down most of its trees.

Janet admitted her __________________________ in the theft.

Late at night, the mayor had the airport destroyed leaving the topic of whether or not to close the airport ___________________________.

I couldn’t listen to mother’s _________________________ about how I do nothing and will amount to nothing.

We decided on a tropical ______________________ for our guest bedroom.

He seemed a bit ________________________ with his short and pointed answers to the irritating questions.

The violence in the inner city has been ________________________ and difficult for the police to predict.

The former Illinois governor has made a ____________________ of Illinois politics.

The protestors burned _______________________ of Santa Claus to make a religious statement.

The state Supreme Court dismissed the ______________________ against the CEO. They believed that it was made on false accusations by some disgruntled employees.

The author of this book is ____________________ when it comes to doctors. He never comes down hard against doctors, nor does he promote them. Rather, he wants people to be critical of them.

I’m a ________________________ when it comes to baking, so I’m a little nervous about how my first apple pie will turn out.

Tiger Woods is the ___________________________ champion of the golf world.

That beautiful building looks so odd in between two _____________________ buildings that should have been condemned years ago.