(adj) offering unwanted advice or services; meddlesome

"An _________ minor official told us we would have to wait several hours for our passports."

(adj) involving the basic makeup of a thing; inherent, inborn

"A system built on a lie has an ________ flaw."

(n) surrounding space or area; outskirts

"Not wanting to attract attention, she stayed on the _________ of the crowd."

(adj) exciting agreeable interest or curiousity; provocative; pungent

"The __________ aroma of spices wafted from the kitchen."

(n) overfulness, superabundance

"This high school has a _________ of apathetic students and too few who are really concerned."

(verb) to foretell or predict; indicate beforehand

"The oracle at Delphi _________ed Oedipus' fate before he was born."

(n) physical beauty

"__________ is only one criterion for the Miss America Contest; talent is another."

(adj) taking by force; greedy or grasping; predatory

"The shark is _________; the deer is not."

(v) survey the enemy's strength; to make a reconnaissance

"Two scouts _____________ed the battle area."

(n) disapproval, censure; rejection

"The child felt overwhelmed by his parents' ___________."

(adj) promoting health or welfare; wholesome

"Two weeks' vacation is __________ for everyone who works hard."

(n) division or disunion of an organized group or society (esp. a church)

"The __________ of North and South over slavery contributed to the causes of the Civil War."

(adj) inducing drowsiness; sleepy

"The heat and glare of the sun made me _________."

(n) any trick or scheme for achieving some purpose

"The teacher had a dozen __________ for motivating the class."

(n) humble request, prayer, petition

"Despite the poor man's earnest ___________, the judge sentenced him to prison."

(adj) reacting to a painful emotional experience, shocking

"The divorce was a __________ experience in the child's life."

(n) offense or resentment

"He takes ___________ at the slightest offense."

(n) emptiness of mind; lack of intelligence, interest

"The _________ (adj form) expression on her face was reinforced by the insipidity of her conversation."

(adj) having manly strength or vigor; foreful

"Physical strength is often mistakenly interpreted as a sign of ________ity."

(adj) very greedy or eager in some desire; insatiable

"He read __________ly, trying to finish all of Dickens' novels in one summer."