1. For years Henry bore the ________ of being the only man in five generations of his family not to make the varsity baseball team.

2. The police officer ________ the crowd to step back from the fire so that no one would get hurt.

3. The toy store’s extensive inventory offered a ________ of toys from baby items to video games for teenagers.

4. Although it was supposed to be written for the general public, the report was so ________ that only those with inside knowledge of government workings could understand it.

5. Tai was ________ by a series of setbacks that nearly made him miss his deadline.

6. The play’s ________ debut was not a good sign for the struggling producer.

7. The ________ old cowboy had a complexion that spoke of many years in the desert sun, rounding up wild horses.

8. Floyd has a distinctive ________ to his voice—easily recognizable over the phone.

9. The dissatisfied workers spread their ________ attitudes among themselves until there was a danger of a full-scale rebellion against the owners of the factory.

10. Several weeks of extremely hot, dry weather ________ the land, so instead of rowing across a river, we walked across a cracked, parched riverbed.