After ten years of __________, oil was again plenteously available since many new wells had been drilled. A. poverty B. ethanol C. depression D. scarcity E. eco-fuel
The image of the apple was starkly visible in the __________ of the painting, standing out from the coffee shop portrayed behind it. A. details B. foreground C. stillness D. background E. scenery
The whipping of the slave led to bleeding __________ on the back of the prisoner. A. bruises B. lacerations C. lumps D. wounds E. welts
Although most people deprive their body of food for the sake of losing weight, some religious people perform such __________ in order to overcome their physical passions. A. diets B. undertakings C. exaltations D. mortifications E. tasks
Samantha wanted to make a true __________ on the lives of her students and not merely pass the day without influencing their thought or behavior. A. inspiration B. aggrandizement C. impact D. uplift E. education
Otho saw no reason to act within the boundaries of __________, for he found such conventions to be mere social niceties. A. edicts B. regulations C. propriety D. laws E. culture
The old man had lived all of his life as a __________, never settling down but instead following the carnival in order to make a living selling shoes to the clowns. A. vagrant B. leech C. bum D. carnie E.…
Although there were a number of variations of the painting, they were all derived from a single __________. A. artist B. image C. archetype D. masterpiece E. picture
The complex argument had a number of __________ upon which it was based. A. assumptions B. conjectures C. derivatives D. presuppositions E. premises
On a number of occasions, Sebastian found the world spinning around him as he suffered from a bout of __________. A. vertigo B. infirmity C. weakness D. disease E. spins