Test of Essential Academic Skills - Sentence Completion

Explanations given to the patient by the anesthetist prior to surgery often______ anxiety and_______the need for analgesics.

The jellyfish's show pulsing action people it in a graceful, seemingly_______drift, but its tentacles contain poison potent enough to stun a swimming human.

The production's slight romantic appeal depends on its two stars, who are_____ to watch oven when they are delivering speeches.

The murderous capriciousness of Nero infused the Roman Empire with such pervasive_______that not even the most citizens felt safe.

His inclination to succumb to flattery made him to the of people who wished to take advantage of him.