Their superstitions, ceremonies and customs are diligently kept alive by an extraordinarily large number of medicine men who ______ a powerful influence among them.
fetch
hang
wield
process
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.
connection
condition
consequence
sequel
The Navajo believe in a hereafter ______ of a life of happiness with the people of the lower worlds.
incorporating
containing
blending
consisting
Rather than trying to become bigger fish, we should concentrate our energies on ______ around us smaller companions.
distributing
gathering
heaping
loading
Navajos have little of the sullen, reticent disposition ______ to Indians generally, and are cheerful, friendly, hospitable and industrious.
attributed
donated
blamed
contributed
A solution to ________ desires and expectations perhaps lies in the recognition that wealth does not involve having many things,
revolving
coiling
curving
spiralling
Though missionaries have lived among the Navajo since the early 1600s, few Navajo have been _______ to Christianity.
confessed
modified
exchanged
converted
They are _______ believers in their faith system.
obstinate
firm
flimsy
drastic
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.
charge
price
fee
fund
If we have smaller companions next to us, our own size will not ________ us.
fret
trouble
console
brood
The most effective way to feel wealthy may not be to try to make more money. It can be to ______ ourselves - practically and emotionally
single
vary
dispute
distance
No matter what the media _______ at us, we must remain realistic in our goals and expectations.
delivers
throws
sends
exploits
Their local chiefs are men of temporary and ill-defined authority, whose power ______ largely upon their personal influence.
trusts
determines
reckons
depends
The Navajo women weave the renown Navajo blankets, _______ for their durability, beauty and variety of design.
conspicuous
famous
obscure
notorious
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.
enrich
augment
impoverish
redeem
We must not allow ourselves to be _______ into a life of materialism.
investigated
liberated
quarantined
brainwashed
There are two ways to make people richer: to give them more money or to _______ their desires.
refer
recline
restrain
reassure
The elaborate system of pagan worship, expressed in chants, sacrifices, sand painting, and dances, make the Navajo ______ very religious.
arise
assume
apply
appear
The arid character of the Navajo Indian´s country forces them to _______ a nomadic life.
serve
hold
escort
lead
Every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be _______ as rich, however little we may actually own.
counted
accounted
thought
added
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