1. The representative’s violent ascension to prominence began with a _________ attack on the comparatively conciliatory leaders of his own party.
2. Even those accustomed to the austere beauty of mathematics may be daunted by the _________ with which Bourbaki conducts his proofs.
3. Even from a distance, the man could see that the tornado had _________ from the site all but the most basic elements of his childhood home; nothing but traces of the original foundations remained.
4. By the third quarter, the opposing team had lost the upper hand entirely, the game becoming an utter _________, a fact made most evident, perhaps, by the escalating jeers coming from the nearby bleachers.
5. Central to the challenger’s platform was the argument that the incumbent had ultimately _________ the agreements he had initially championed during his first stint in office.
6. The prosecutor was not easily swayed by the circumstantial evidence, demanding instead more _________ proof of the defendant’s guilt.
6. The prosecutor was not easily swayed by the circumstantial evidence, demanding instead more _________ proof of the defendant’s guilt.
7. _________ though the family now may be, they continue to carry themselves in public with an air befitting their aristocratic heritage.
8. Lie detector tests attempt to discern _________ by measuring physiological responses, including heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate.
9. The golden crown’s dazzling _________ is tarnished only by its torrid and bloody history.
10. The judge’s keen eye for sussing out the pretension of the lawyers in her courtroom was surpassed only by the _________ wit with which she castigated them for it.