Because jobs and relationships in other parts of the country beckoned us, my grandfather faced the slow ______ of his large family.
Edie is just learning the ________ of music, but her brother is an advanced piano student.
Seeking to ______ his bawling little sister, Denny handed her several cookies.
Paul believed that a diet that included artificial sweeteners and preservatives would be _____ to his health and perhaps even shorten his life.
A once-prized wooden toy had now become one more bit of _____ bobbing at the lake's edge.
Leah urged the judge to be more _____ with her client, who had committed no previous crimes.
Investigators were dismayed to learn that their understanding of the complex criminal network was ______ at best.
Because Zachary did not seem at all ______ about bullying his sister, his mother grounded him for three days.
Bob found that the solution given to him by the veterinarian had a ______ effect on the kitten's irritated eye.
Hannah wanted to get a greeting card that was funny and original instead of _____ and boring.