Rumors were ___ that the famous couple were about to get a divorce.

Thomas Edison’s technological achievements were ___ in the pre-digital age.

The politician ___ everything that was wrong with society: greed, corruption, and a thirst for fame.

No one found his ___ jokes to be the least bit funny.

My grandmother was a very ___ woman, as she’d been educated at one of the finest boarding schools in Switzerland.

You should behave in a ___________ manner when you meet the former president.

The scandal had a ________________ effect on the politician’s career; he was forced to resign in shame.

Elvis Presley made a huge __________ to the world of rock ’n’ roll.

The senator had a _________________ influence on his daughter’s decisionto go into politics.

I’m sorry I was _______________ you last night. I was very tired.

______________ receiving a letter from a friend I hadn’t heard from in twenty years!

The singer broke his leg last week; ___________-, he’s decided not to cancel the concert.

The policeman’s talk at the school had a ________ effect on many of the students.

His later works were of very ________ quality compared with the ones he wrote when he was younger

The translator is __________ in five languages.

I’m ________ time, so I won’t be able to stop by your house tonight.

People have been painting pictures on walls since the _______.