Adherence, adhesion.
7. The —— of the parts which were cemented together is still perfect.
8. He showed an obstinate —— to false rules of conduct.
9. Marks on the blackboard depend on the —— of chalk to the slate.
10. Professor A.'s —— to the doctrines of Adam Smith is seen in his last book.
Amount, number, quantity.
11. Our monthly expenditures vary in ——.
12. You could see any —— of cabs standing in front of the theatre.
13. A great —— of books and papers covered the table.
14. Gulliver asked the king of Lilliput for a large —— of iron bars and a considerable —— of rope.
15. What —— of paper is needed for one issue of Harper's Weekly?
16. Such a (an) —— of sheep as we saw to-day!
17. There is a large —— of silver bullion in the Treasury waiting to be coined.
Argument, plea.
18. Every whisper in the court-room was hushed as Mr. N. rose before the jury and began his—in behalf of the prisoner.
19. The —— of Smith, when arraigned before the court, was that he had acted in self-defence.
20. The only —— available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
Balance, remainder, rest.
21. The —— of the hour is spent in the study of some poem.
22. I have a —— at my banker's.
23. The —— of the boys went home.
24. For the —— of the week we stayed at home.
25. The account shows a —— of $12.46.
26. Give John and Horace four of the six apples; you may have the ——.
27. Give the —— of our dinner to Tommy, our cat.
Centre, middle.
28. There is a crack running down the —— of the wall.
29. A table stood in the —— of the room.
30. A path runs through the —— of the park.
31. In the —— of the garden was a fountain.
32. He parts his hair in the ——.
33. The arrow struck the —— of the target.
Character, reputation.
34. This man has an excellent —— for honesty.
35. Every one admires the —— of Washington.
36. Mr. Arnold won great —— as a critic.
37. Oh, I have lost my ——.
38. The outlaws of Yorkshire were men of loose ——.
39. A distinguished general may lose his —— through a single blunder.
40. —— is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit,
and lost without deserving.
Complement, compliment.
41. Present my ——s to your father.
42. The ship has its —— of stores.
43. The —— of an angle is the difference between the angle and a right angle.
44. "True friendship loathes such oily ——."
45. In the sentence, "He is ill," "ill" is the —— of the verb "is."
46. "This barren verbiage, current among men, Light coin, the tinsel clink of ——."
Conscience, consciousness.
47. The —— of the purity of his motives consoled him for his unpopularity.
48. My —— hath a thousand several tongues.
49. I felt a shock, I saw the car topple over, and then I lost ——.
Council, counsel.
50. "No man will take ——, but every man will take money; therefore money is better than ——."—Swift.
51. The members of the cabinet form a sort of secret —— of the President.
52. Webster was one of the —— in the trial of the Knapps for the murder of Captain White.