It gave him a deep sense of c................... to watch his son learn so fast. (=satisfaction)
contentment
Brain reaserchers are going to d................. the white matter in greater detail. (=divide into small pieces)
dissect
The question: What does that say about the level of political d................? (=speech/talk)
discourse
I went home because I knew she wouldn`t come and I didn`t want to wait in v................. . (=unnecessarily)
vain
From now on we`ll z............. in on the final goal! (=focus)
zero
She is a s............ beautiful woman, even perhaps one of a kind. (=in a fascinating way)
strikingly
Looking back, it was difficult for her to p....................... exactly what went wrong. (=define)
pinpoint
These issues must be e.................... described in the report. (=in a straightforward way)
explicitly
I thought it best to place the c......... objects beyond his reach. (=desired)
coveted
The p............................ of this disorder is the same for men and women. (=taking place, esp. in big number)
prevalence