1. Danielle cannot seem to find her niche in life; she has changed her ________ at least three times in the past ten years.

2. The castaway’s hut was ________ by the natives curious to see who the intruder was upon their island.

3. As the city grew and stretched its borders, it began to feel the ________ problems of urban sprawl and overpopulation.

4. Elian tried his ________ on the wrong person, and it has finally landed him in jail.

5. Ariana was outstanding as the moderator; she handled the intensely heated debate with great ________, diplomatically and tactfully keeping the conversation fair and on track.

6. The postcard advertised a free cruise to anyone who bought a magazine subscription, but after reading the fine print Sasha found the cruise was just a ________.

7. Blinded by ________, Nicholas accepted the job offer with the highest pay but the least possibility of making him happy.

8. Paul’s ________ humor is sometimes lost on those who take his comments too literally.

9. The class endured a loud and lengthy ________ by the teacher on the subject of submitting written work on time.

10. To hide his insecurity, Barton often acted like a ________ so that he could make people laugh.