Question

note the following. appropriate for each of the blank space in the illustrative sentence(s) follow. (n.) a proverb, wise saying one way to begin an informal speech or an orat report is to quote an old _. (n.) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; any strong or commanding place a medieval _ once guarded the capital city of the greek island of rhodes. (n.) an order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully caesar augustus issued a _ that all the world be taxed. why does nature always seem to _ nasty weather for our annual family picnic? (adj.) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony their little spat struck a _ note in our otherwise happy family get - together. (v.) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level authors hope that their notes, descriptions, and character sketches will _ into a book. (v.) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around a large group of vultures _ in the air above the wounded animal. (v.) to make impossible, prevent, shut out three wrong answers will _ any contestant from entering the quiz shows final round. (n.) broken stone or bricks; ruins bulldozers and wrecking balls soon reduced the damaged building to a heap of smoking _.

Explanation:

1. For the first blank, a "proverb" is a wise - saying, so the word is "proverb".
2. A "fortress" that guards a city is a "citadel", which once guarded the capital of Rhodes.
3. An order with the force of law is a "decree", and Caesar Augustus issued a "decree" for taxation.
4. When nature seems to bring nasty weather for an event, it "contrives" it.
5. A "jarring" or "discordant" note disrupts harmony, so the word for the fifth blank is "discordant".
6. When notes, etc. develop into a book, they "evolve".
7. Vultures that float or hang suspended and move back - and - forth are "hovering".
8. Three wrong answers "preclude" a contestant from entering the final round.
9. Broken stone or bricks are "rubble".

Answer:

1. proverb
2. citadel
3. decree
4. contrive
5. discordant
6. evolve
7. hovering
8. preclude
9. rubble