English II

4. While the fundamental principle was the ______ of human life, this principle was not absolute.
6. We need to teach our children to delight in energetic activity, not _______ entertainment.
8. He is not the only ______ Spanish politician who had offshore companies.
11. I was particularly ________ because, in the accompanying brochure, the drink was bright blue.
12. Even if you're generally quite responsible with your money, you may still be making a few financial blunders that _________ your savings efforts.
15. Lambert issued a statement which read, in part, " I'm leaving under totally _______circumstances”.
16. Even in the ______of war, we have discovered that our worst critics love us in the concrete as much as they hate us in the abstract.
17. He insists that we ______ the contract, or accept all its consequences.
19. During his conduct of the war, Edward tried to circumvent parliament as much as possible, which caused this ______ to be passed.

1. If Larry cannot ______ his identity at the airport, he will not be allowed to board the airplane.
2. The only bridge in town had a(n)________ for being the most dangerous in the county.
3. The majority of his appointees have been approved, and they have been approved with no public ______ or bitter political warfare.
5. Anyway, after that little ______, I am pleased to report that we had a deluge of rain here yesterday.
7. He was ____ about politicians' promises on taxes.
9. It confirmed the popular conception that he's a man of strong convictions but limited political _______.
10. The bank won a(n) _______ by coming back to us with an offer we couldn't refuse.
13. She took a bite of her sandwich and glanced up when he finally spoke, his tone _____ and sharp.
14. For himself he prized above all things the wisdom that is virtue, and in the task of producing it he endured the hardest _____, maintaining that such life was richer in enjoyment than a life of luxury.
16. And is there not a column in the ______ to which, if a madman is bound, he recovers his reason?
18. Some of the choir members rebelled against this, resulting in a(n) ______ from the choir loft.