(n) a branch of philosophy

"Why the universe was created is a question for _________ rather than science."

(adj) open to discussion or argument; debate

"Whether oil prices should be controlled by the government is a _______ point."

(adj) of the world, commonplace; ordinary, prosaic

"Mary would rather think of the philosophical questions than of such ___________ thinks as paying the rent."

(adj) not easily moved to sympathy; hardhearted, stubborn

"He is such an __________ person, so set in his opinions, that no one can reason with him."

(adj) burdensome, laborious, troublesome

"The work, filing and typing for ten hours a day, was so ________ that no one stayed in that job for very long."

(adj or n) subject to delusions of hostility, persecution; oversuspicious

"Because John is _________, he believes that he has many enemies who are secretly conspiring against him."

(n) petty sin, slight fault

"She loves him so much that she thinks his crimes are only ___________s, trifles to be excused or laughed at."

(adj) causing great injury; destructive, fatal

"The ___________ influence of widespread bribery had corrupted the town's police force."

(n) cliche, truism, a commonplace

"His advice is more boring than helpful because he speaks in ________s; he is always stating in pompous words what everybody knows anyway."

(n) medley, miscellany, mixture, anthology

"We present for your amusement a _________ of songs, dances, and recitations."

(adj) untouched, unspoiled, uncorrupted, new

"There stood our brand new car in its _______ beauty."

(adj) dull, commonplace, ordinary, mundane

"His ideas are exciting, but his style is so ________ that his speech sounds like everyone else's."

(adj) very exact, careful; scrupulous

"Abraham Lincoln was so ________ as a storekeeper that he walked miles to give a customer her change."

(adj) elastic, springy, capable of quick recovery

"Children have such _________ hearts that they often laugh with genuine delight even while the tears of their last sorrow are still wet on their faces."

(adj) lustful, lecherous, obscene

"________ novels, with their deliberate exploitation of indecency, should be kept away from children."

(n) treason, revolt, rebellion

"Those who actively opposed the war were accused of ________."

(n) calm under bad fortune; brave, unmoved, indifferent to pain or pleasure

"Mary is _______ about pain and endures anything without complaining."

(adj) not needed; unnecessary; irrelevant

"I have said everything that needs to be said; I shall add no __________ comments."

(n) conformity to fact or truth; reality

"The witness could not confirm the ________ of the accused man's alibi."

(n) accepted fashion or style; mode

"The __________ in women's clothes often changes."