I was never a fan of that ______ decorative style, which involved elaborately carved furniture and an overabundance of fabric and gilt paint.
A strong superstitious streak seemed to be ______ in my grandmother, no matter what we said, she would never walk down 13th Avenue.
Do you think most romances are spontaneous, or do they _____ over a long period of time?
Looking to ______ malaria in equatorial populations, the doctors studied the transmission and life cycle of the disease.
The computer science program at the university is only in its ______ stage, but in a few years, it should be one of the largest in the country.
Young fans of the baseball team volunteered to ______ information about the upcoming games in the surrounding towns.
The delicate orchids, which could _____ in the warm, humid beach home, failed to thrive in our chilly city apartment.
The detective dismissed many of the calls received on the tip line as not _____ to the case.
The current ecomomic crisis is threatening to permanenly ______ many poor families.
The composer's ______ work was vastly influential for over two hundred years.