Although the proposal initially appeared ______, a closer review revealed several ______ assumptions that ultimately ______ its credibility, leaving the stakeholders increasingly ______ about its feasibility.

Everyday more than 1 billion promotional messages are sent that are commercial and __________. Although __________ have used more technology to stop this, __________ find ways around it.

While feedback is intended to ______ performance, when delivered insensitively it can ______ confidence, thereby ______ motivation and leaving the recipient feeling unfairly ______.

Visually strong, _______ films of the 1920s are ______ preserved and suffer from censorship cuts, leading to the _______ that they were primitive and barely watchable.

The speaker's attempt to ______ the tense atmosphere with humor was poorly judged, as it seemed to ______ the seriousness of the issue, thereby ______ the audience and making any resolution more ______.

But the tortoise delayed again, unable to ….…… his laziness. By the time he finally set out, he was too late to reach the marsh.

While other animals rushed to ….…… distant places for food, he kept postponing his efforts. He was a lazy animal.