The speech teacher reminded his students to vary their pitch rather than speaking in a __________.
All the New Year's Eve partiers went home to sleep, and the streets seemed empty and _______.
Finding the endless repetition of the same popular music rather _______ , the pianist decided to try some experimentation.
The poet disdained anyone who stooped to write in the _______ tongue.
A _______ by training, inspector Morrison was able to converse in any of six different languages.
Chef Mingus swore that he would never _______ the secret to his award-winning turkey pie.
Jacob pointed out to the arrogant banker that members of the so-called ________ made up a majority of the bank's loan customers.
Nell's _________ made the people she encountered wonder if she noticed them at all.
Ruby's ________ replies to my questions let me know she did not feel like talking.
Dorothy studied nonstop in the hopes of being like the _______ she most admired.