1Acuity
The __________ of most people's hearing diminishes as they grow older
2Delineate
The architects will __________ the main features of their plan at the next client meeting
3Depraved
Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Grey is about a __________ man whose portrait reveals his wickedness
4Enervate
Unfortunately, the great musician's mind was __________ by disease in the last decade of her life
5Esoteric
The fraternity developed a set of __________ rites that had to be performed by anyone seeking membership
6Fecund
The remarkably __________ mind of Albert Einstein produced theories that revolutionized the science of physics
7Fiat
The ruler instituted several new __________
8Figment
The silhouette of a man on the porch was a mere __________ of your overheated imagination
9Garner
Over the years, the writer was able to __________ some wisdom that she passed on to others in her books
10Hallow
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln __________ the battlefield on which the Union soldiers fought and died
11Idiosyncrasy
The fact that the plurals of some nouns are formed irregularly is an __________ of English grammar
12Ignominy
He went from glory to __________
13Mundane
The painter left all __________ concerns to her sister while she single-mindedly pursed her artistic goals
14Nuance
In his writing, the poet paid close attention to every __________ of meaning in the words he chose
15Overweening
It was the __________ confidence of the candidate that prevented her from acknowledging her weaknesses
16Penchant
A teacher with a __________ for belaboring the obvious is bound to be boring
17Reputed
Although he is the __________ head of a crime syndicate, he has never spent time in jail
18Sophistry
The couple was beguiled into buying a bigger house than they needed by the clever __________ of the broker
19Sumptuous
The __________ feast honoring the king's birthday was followed by musical entertainment
20Ubiquitous
The __________ eye of the TV camera threatens to rob citizen of any sense of privacy