Among the maize growing countries, which ranks first

Throughout the text, Graubard's lapidary prose is lucid and provocative, likely to _________ a glow of pleasure in the reader.

(A) The committee's ___________ on the matter will be final and binding.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A ______ mind rarely meets a dead end; it continues the search for the answers.

If the hurricane comes near the city, the winds may _______ the flood walls and cause them to crumble.

Her biography ________ that she was not as rich as everyone thought.

I didn’t realize how hurtful my words had been until I saw Sherrie’s expression, _________ with shock.

The professor's lecture was so _______ that even students who were usually uninterested found themselves engaged.