Two Nouns in Two Blank Texts

The priest"s __________ was widely condemned by the more traditional __________.

Although a dictator, many people saw his rule as a welcome __________ from the __________ of the country"s civil wars.

Not at all a(an) __________, the prolific cockroach is a(an) __________ to bug phobics worldwide.

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. Becoming a professional classical pianist requires not only superior manual __________ but also an extreme level of musical __________ in interpreting the note phrases in each piece.

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. The manager"s __________ the waitresses in his restaurant was so pronounced that one customer accused him of being a(n) __________.

Antoine"s gradual decision to embrace __________ seemed natural and inoffensive to him, but he became a __________ in his devoutly religious family.

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted into the sentence, best completes the sentence. Little did the populace know, when they overthrew the brutal dictator and ushered in the __________, that their eventual new leader would be little more than a charismatic __________ who ultimately proved a small improvement over the old regime.

After many years of living as a __________, Henry decided to find a fixed _________ and cease his years of wandering.

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. Whether alone in their houses or gathered in a great __________, the citizens of the state had very little knowledge about the details pertaining to the overwhelming __________ of global politics, with its many actors and numerous concerns.

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence. Unfortunately, most people judge others based on __________; few look beyond external __________ when choosing friends.