1. He was ________ himself with rage when he discovered he had been deceived.

2. The project has been ________ abeyance until more funding can be secured.

3. It’s a foregone ________ that he will win the election; nobody else stands a chance.

4. The company was ________ the brink of bankruptcy before the government intervened.

5. I’m afraid I can’t help you; I’m ________ my wits’ end trying to fix this.

6. The judge ________ the verdict that the defendant was not guilty.

7. Her expertise in quantum physics is ________ dispute; she is clearly a leader in the field.

8. The minister was ________ fire for his controversial remarks about the economy.

9. It took me a long time to ________ round to the idea of moving to a new country.

10. The athlete was disqualified ________ suspicion of using performance-enhancing drugs.

11. He succeeded ________ virtue of hard work and unwavering persistence.

12. These findings are ________ line with what we had initially predicted.

13. I am ________ no illusions about the scale of the challenge we face.

14. He has a ________ for getting into trouble whenever he goes out.

15. The two parties were ________ loggerheads over the proposed budget cuts.

16. The lawyer argued that his client had acted ________ self-defense.

17. The new regulations are intended to bring the system ________ line with international standards.

18. Everything she told the investigators was ________ board; there was nothing illegal.

19. The plan was doomed ________ failure from the very beginning.

20. She was ________ the impression that the meeting had been cancelled.

21. (Word Form) The government’s ________ approach to the crisis was widely criticized. (PROACTIVE)

22. (Word Form) There is a significant ________ between the two sets of data. (DISCREPANT)

23. (Word Form) He was ________ for his role in the corruption scandal. (INDICT)

24. (Word Form) The ________ of the old building took more than two years. (RESTORATIVE)

25. (Word Form) Her ________ of the situation was highly insightful. (ANALYZE)