His ___, kindness, and friendship continue to guide and inform my approach to life.
mentorship
15
The company's slogan "We cater to your every knead" was a playful ___ words that effectively communicated their bakery services.
play on
15
The spelling mistake in the email is ____ than the fact that we addressed the issue promptly.
of less consequence
20
So mathematicians hoped that Bateman and Katz’s breakthrough might offer an ___ into proving the Erdős conjecture, especially when combined with other recent advances.
avenue
15
Since then, Jay has continued to methodically ___ his technique and mentor a handful of candidates.
hone
15
Even though mathematicians have spent over 2,000 years ___ the structure of the five Platonic solids — the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, icosahedron and dodecahedron — there’s still a lot we don’t know about them.
dissecting
20
Ultimate causes, of course, will be overlooked; only ___ causes will be noticed.
proximate
15
It remains to be seen how the negotiations will ____ between the two sides, but both seem committed to finding a resolution.
play out
15
The coach's ____ attitude toward his players caused many of them to lose respect for him and his leadership.
hubristic
15
It would be tempting, at this point, to say that the Internet will corrode religious authority and ____ the Great Secular Age.
usher in
15
The ____ issues are numerous but at least we know what they are.
extant
15
There is not a patent medicine on the market for which any more _____, extravagant and ridiculous claims are made.
blatant
15
For them the old ____ jealousy, vanity, truculency, and ambition are the strongest elements in patriotism.
ethnocentric
15
From the religious (‘The Holly and the Ivy’) to the ___ (‘The Chipmunk Song’), my top 20.
secular
15
Many people turn to ___ as a way to explore the deeper meaning and purpose of life.
metaphysics
15
The artist's goal was to ___ the beauty of nature through her paintings.
