Vocab7- Complex Nature of Power

5. It's always _________ to read a contract properly before signing it.
6. With North Korea threatening so many other countries, ambassadors in Asia have to exercise their _________ and tact almost every day.
9. The _________ ties between CountryA and CountryB were severed when they threatened each other with nuclear war.
10. Some history books _________ China as a superpower, while others make it appear as a poor developing country.
12. We need _________ evidence if we're going to take legal action.
14. Resolution of the conflict is _________ on the leaders signing the peace treaty.
15. The painting _________ a beautiful young woman in a blue dress.
16. The terrorists used their hostages as _________ to force the company to do what it wanted.

1. The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt to _________ drug abuse.
2. His view of the performer was _________ by the huge iPad being used by an idiot in the front row.
3. The _________ cause of poverty is actually poor economic planning by the government.
4. At yesterday's auction, the difference between the two bids was _________-- only 2 yuan.
7. They were _________ into silence with threats and bribes.
8. Neither side involved in the talks was happy about the _________ they made.
11. In Japan during the War of Dynasty in 1357, each _________ wore a yellow chrysanthemum as a pledge of courage.
13. If the United Nations gave more aid to the starving country, it would have greater _________ to induce the government to change its policies.