He addressed her with the _________ due to age.
deference
Hard drugs destroy families and _________ communities.
debilitate
She took copious notes.
copious
He will visit them to ________ them on their loss.commiserate
commiserate
There is a _________ of evidence against the accused, so he may be set free.
dearth
But while the conference call might have been seen as a _______________ gesture, an olive branch to his critics after weeks of bitter back-and-forth, the meeting seemed anything but.
conciliatory
Both parties must sign employment _________.
contracts
“French” connotes richness and _________, and that's the idea of this ice cream.
decadence
She was struggling to regain her ___________.
composure
The atmosphere was _________ and relaxed.
cordial