If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience, you cannot do so by being understated, tentative, or______.

The reasoning in this editorial is so _____ that we cannot see how anyone can be deceived by it.

If you are seeking ____ that will resolve all our ailments, you are undertaking an impossible task.

The young man was quickly promoted when his employers saw how ___ he was.

Because it arrives so early in the season before many other birds, the robin has been called the ___ of spring...

Although the economy suffers downturns, it also has strong ___ and self-correction tendencies.

In a parliamentary system, it is not the president but the prime Minister--