1. I think their asking us when we would like to start was an ________ acceptance of our terms.

2. ________ arguments to the contrary, she remained rigid in her stand.

3. The defendant’s ________ was broken by the new evidence.

4. They ________ whatever they could from the wreckage.

5. It must have been an ________ remark. I don’t think that she meant to offend you.

6. The speaker ________ the audience with his dramatic tale.

7. A special team of observers has been dispatched to ________ the situation.

8. He ________ some recently published statistics to prove his point.

9. The loud noise caused a great deal of ________ and she found it difficult to concentrate.

10. The media can ________ or ________ a celebrity.