A solution to ________ desires and expectations perhaps lies in the recognition that wealth does not involve having many things,
coiling
curving
spiralling
revolving
Their local chiefs are men of temporary and ill-defined authority, whose power ______ largely upon their personal influence.
trusts
depends
reckons
determines
The _____ we have paid for expecting to be so much more than our ancestors is the permanent feeling that we are far from being all we might be.
fee
charge
fund
price
No matter what the media _______ at us, we must remain realistic in our goals and expectations.
delivers
throws
exploits
sends
The most effective way to feel wealthy may not be to try to make more money. It can be to ______ ourselves - practically and emotionally
distance
single
vary
dispute
The elaborate system of pagan worship, expressed in chants, sacrifices, sand painting, and dances, make the Navajo ______ very religious.
arise
appear
apply
assume
Every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be _______ as rich, however little we may actually own.
added
thought
accounted
counted
The arid character of the Navajo Indian´s country forces them to _______ a nomadic life.
escort
serve
hold
lead
The net effect of these societies may be to _______ us because they keep open a permanent gap between what we want and what we can afford.
redeem
augment
impoverish
enrich
We must not allow ourselves to be _______ into a life of materialism.
investigated
quarantined
liberated
brainwashed
The Navajo believe in a hereafter ______ of a life of happiness with the people of the lower worlds.
consisting
blending
incorporating
containing
Pueblo lndians were eventually adopted into the tribe, are responsible for a number of clans. As a ______ there is nothing like a pronounced or a prevailing Navajo type.
sequel
connection
condition
consequence
If we have smaller companions next to us, our own size will not ________ us.
console
fret
trouble
brood
The Navajo women weave the renown Navajo blankets, _______ for their durability, beauty and variety of design.
obscure
notorious
famous
conspicuous
There are two ways to make people richer: to give them more money or to _______ their desires.
reassure
restrain
recline
refer
Navajos have little of the sullen, reticent disposition ______ to Indians generally, and are cheerful, friendly, hospitable and industrious.
contributed
donated
attributed
blamed
They are _______ believers in their faith system.
obstinate
drastic
flimsy
firm
Though missionaries have lived among the Navajo since the early 1600s, few Navajo have been _______ to Christianity.
modified
confessed
exchanged
converted
Rather than trying to become bigger fish, we should concentrate our energies on ______ around us smaller companions.
heaping
distributing
loading
gathering
Their superstitions, ceremonies and customs are diligently kept alive by an extraordinarily large number of medicine men who ______ a powerful influence among them.
wield
fetch
process
hang
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