1. When Melinda arrived in the impoverished city, she was immediately ________ by bands of children begging for food.

2. She hadn’t eaten all day, and by the time she got home she was ________.

3. Chantel kept the ________ of her beloved foremost in her mind as she traveled to countries far and wide in her quest to find him.

4. Patsy was shocked to discover how much higher her IQ was than the ________.

5. The mock graduation ceremony—with a trained skunk posing as the college president—was a complete ________ that offended many college officials.

6. Kyle was able to ________ the difficulties of an uncooperative staff, an impossible deadline, and a complicated project in order to present the report to the client.

7. The food at the buffet table was a ________ array of delights that even the most disciplined dieter would find difficult to resist.

8. Searching frantically to find the hidden jewels, the thieves proceeded to ________ the entire house.

9. I was bored with the ________ conversation of my roommates and longed for some intellectual stimulation.

10. The defendant waited anxiously for the jury to ________ the decision that would seal his fate.