226. The _____ they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them.
A) affection
B) adherence
C) sensibility
D) sensitivity
227. When construction can begin depends on how soon the _____ of the route is completed.
A) conviction
B) identity
C) orientation
D) survey
228. The government _____ a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.
A) pronounced
B) imposed
C) complied
D) prescribed
229. Years after the accident he was still _____ by images of death and destruction.
A) twisted
B) dipped
C) haunted
D) submerged
230. The boxer _____ and almost fell when his opponent hit him.
A) staggered
B) shattered
C) scattered
D) stamped
231. In mountainous regions, much of the snow that falls is _____ into ice.
A) dispersed
B) embodied
C) compiled
D) compacted
232. These continual _____ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.
A) transitions
B) transformations
C) exchanges
D) fluctuations
233. The post-World War II baby resulted in a 43 percent increase in the number of teenagers _____ in the 1960s and 1970s.
A) boost
B) boom
C) production
D) prosperity