Speak Fill in the Blank

inciting

And they cheer on our boys, _____ them to violence and, we hope, victory.

subjectivity

Caught up in the meaning, in the _____ of the effect of commercialism on this holiday.

xenophobic

I am protesting the tone of this lesson as racist, intolerant, and _____.

indoctrination

I don't have time to answer. The lights dim and the _____________ begins.

refurbished

I hang out in my _____ closet. It is shaping up nicely.

drone

I'm just like them--an ordinary _____ dressed in secrets and lies.

inconspicuous

It gives me time to scan the cafeteria for a friendly face or an _____ corner.

pseudo

Just a ____-friend, disposable friend. Friend as accessory.

dormant

Mount Dad, long _____, now considered armed and dangerous.

demure

Ms. Conners did not win a lacrosse scholarship by being _____ or hesitant.

demerit

My first class is biology. I can't find it and get my first _____.

errant

Principal principal spots another _____ student in the hall.

wan

She's smudging mascara under her eyes to look exhausted and _____.

degrading

The Ecology Club is planning a rally to protest the "_____ of an endangered species."

revolutionary

The _____ spirit is even breaking out in social studies class.

sensibilities

The knife and fork are obviously middle-class _____.

retreat

They _____ to their corners when the phone rings again.

floundering

We are all _____.

sanctuary

_____. Art follows lunch, like dream follows nightmare.