Fill in each blank with the correct letter:

a. gravid

b. gravitate

c. gravitas

d. gravity

e. alleviate

f. levaening

g. levity

h. elevate

1. As the _______ situation slowly became apparent, the crowds mood changed from anxiety to hysteria.

2. With no ________, the muffins came out dense, chewy and inedible.

3. At their father's funeral they showed the same solemn ______ at which they laughed during his lifetime.

4. Uncomfortable with their mean jikes, he tried to ____ the tone of the conversation.

5. Attracted magically to the music, all animals and natural objects _____ toward the sound of the music.

6. The lightening hung in the air for a _________ moment before the explosion of thunder.

7. The neighboring nations organized an airlift of supplies to ____ the suffering caused by the drought.

8. The board mmeeting ended in an unusual mood of ______ when a man in costume came in.

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