1. I am eager for her to receive an education that will ________ her for a career in business.

2. The strategic use of philanthropy helps corporate houses ________ their reputations.

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

4. Panic ________ as the news of the explosion broke and the police found it difficult to control the situation.

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

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

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

8. There is a likelihood of extinction of human species as a ________ of nuclear war.

9. If a child is constantly criticized, he will only become ________.

10. She said that she would like to ________ her car for the latest model.