1. 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.

2. Losing his entire business to the flood, Bill’s only ________ was to file bankruptcy.

3. The pitcher’s ________ workout regimen was the most grueling of all his teammates, and he never took a day off.

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

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

6. The ________ espionage plot was so sophisticated it was impossible to believe it was the work of teenage computer hackers.

7. Having never left the landlocked Midwest his entire life, Albert found that swimming in the ocean was quite a(n) ________.

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

9. Levina unknowingly ________ the thief by holding open the elevator doors and ensuring his escape.

10. In biology class, Sabine observed the slug’s ________, its barely discernible movement in the tank.